Nice Native American, Pre-Columbian Artifact Auction
Updated September 20, 2026
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| Date | October 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc. |
| Location | 916 South 6th, Quincy, Illinois, 62305 · more auctions in Quincy |
| Lots | 787 |
| Estimates | $15 – $10,000 |
What's in this auction
787 lots, mostly jewelry & watches (60), pottery, china & glass (59), sporting goods & outdoors (37), tools & shop equipment (10). 787 lots have photos and 119 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $15–$10,000 across 785 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- 2 1/2" Dickson, Posey Co., Indiana — est. $15–$10,000
- 2 1/4" Indiana Green Square Stem, Central Indiana — est. $15–$10,000
- 2 3/4" Apple Creek, Greene Co., Illinois — est. $15–$10,000
- 2 3/8" Indiana Green Blade, Central Indiana — est. $15–$10,000
- 1 7/8" Apple Creek, Pettis Co., Missouri — est. $15–$10,000
From the auction house
Nice Native American, Pre-Columbian Artifact Auction
In this auction (787 lots)
Categories: Jewelry & Watches (60) · Pottery, China & Glass (59) · Sporting Goods & Outdoors (37) · Tools & Shop Equipment (10) · Firearms & Militaria (9) · Stamps & Philately (7)
- Lot 1 — 2 1/2" Dickson, Posey Co., Indiana
- Lot 2 — 2 1/4" Indiana Green Square Stem, Central Indiana
- Lot 3 — 2 3/4" Apple Creek, Greene Co., Illinois
- Lot 4 — 2 3/8" Indiana Green Blade, Central Indiana
- Lot 5 — 1 7/8" Apple Creek, Pettis Co., Missouri
- Lot 6 — 2 3/16" Table Rock, Lincoln Co., Missouri
- Lot 7 — 1 3/4" Godar, Pettis Co., Missouri
- Lot 8 — 1 1/8" Koster Bird Point, Greene Co., Illinois
- Lot 9 — 2 3/4" Adena, Greene Co., Illinois
- Lot 10 — 2 1/16" Indiana Green Dovetail, Central Indiana
- Lot 11 — 3 1/2" Archaic Lanceolate, Missouri, Ex. Walt McIntire
- Lot 12 — 2 1/2" Copena Blade, Kentucky
- Lot 13 — 1 3/4" Clovis, Quartz, Virginia, Ex. Walt McIntire
- Lot 14 — 2" Ultra Thin Dover Blade, Kentucky, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 15 — 3 1/2" Archaic Knife, Uniface Base, Tennessee, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 16 — 2 1/16" Pine Tree, Dover Chert, Tennessee, Needle Tip, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 17 — 2 1/4" Castroville, Texas, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 18 — 2 3/8" Dovetail Drill, Illinois, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 19 — 2 7/8" Eva, Tennessee, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 20 — 1 7/8" Plainview, Tennessee, Ground Base, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 21 — 6 5/8" Full Grooved Axe, Northern Indiana, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 22 — 4" Full Grooved Axe, Northern Illinois, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 23 — 3" Full Grooved Hammerstone, Pike Co., Ohio, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 24 — 3" Full Grooved Axe, Northern Illinois, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 25 — 4 1/2" Very Heavy Schist Hoof Pestle, Licking Co., Ohio
- Lot 26 — 4" Early Celt, Northern Indiana, Interesting Form, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 27 — 3 1/8" Square Knife, Quartzite, Dunn Co., North Dakota, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 28 — 1 3/4" Hixton Quartz Bottleneck / Table Rock, Wisconsin
- Lot 29 — 2" Apple Creek or Stealth, Boone Co., Missouri
- Lot 30 — 3 3/4" Full Grooved Axe, Northern Illinois, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 31 — 3 1/8" Outstanding Nebo Pin Drill, Cooper Co., Missouri, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 32 — 1 7/8" High Plains Hanna, Utah, Nice Purplish Material
- Lot 33 — 1 1/16" Cahokia, Clark Co., Missouri, Ex. Billiey
- Lot 34 — 2 15/16" Apple Creek, Northern Illinois, 1st Stage, Super Coloring / Ears, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 35 — 4 1/2" Full Grooved Axe, Posey Co., Indiana
- Lot 36 — 2 3/4" Beavertail Adena, Lee Co., Iowa, Found by Lee Tyner, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 37 — 2" Hell Gap, Washington Co., Nebraska, Outstanding Glossy Chert with Nice Basal Grinding, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 38 — 2 1/8" Coshocton McCorkle, Ohio, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 39 — 1 15/16" Miniature Dovetail, Lee Co., Iowa, Found by Lee Tyner, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 40 — 2 1/4" Colorful Thebes, Northern Illinois, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 41 — 5 1/8" Celt, White Co., Illinois
- Lot 42 — 2 1/2" Super Colorful Hopewell Snyders, Jersey Co., Illinois
- Lot 43 — 3" Angostura, Northern Illinois, Basal Grinding, Bright Pinkish-Red Color, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 44 — 3 1/2" Dovetail, Northern Illinois, Nice Well-Made Point, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 45 — 3 1/8" Corner Notch / Apple Creek, Morgan Co., Missouri
- Lot 46 — 1 7/8" Oxbow, Knife River Chert, North Dakota
- Lot 47 — 3 3/4" Hixton Quartz Archaic Point, Central Wisconsin
- Lot 48 — 2" Superior Side Notch, Gem Agate Material, New Mexico, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 49 — 2 5/8" Flint Ridge Adena, Central Ohio, Ex. Jim Bennett Auction
- Lot 50 — 1 3/8" Game Ball, Northern Indiana, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 51 — 2 7/8" Flint Ridge Hopewell, Central Ohio, Thin, Ex. Jim Bennett Auction
- Lot 52 — 2 9/16" E-Notch Thebes, Central Ohio, Ex. Jim Bennett Auction
- Lot 53 — 1 3/4" Corner Notch, Chalcedony Agate, North Dakota
- Lot 54 — 8 1/8" Bi-Pointed Knife, Heated Burlington Chert, Cooper Co., Missouri
- Lot 55 — 4 1/4" Paleo Knife, Central Ohio, Nice Material and Size, Ex. Jim Bennett Auction
- Lot 56 — 2 3/4" Dalton, Northern Illinois, Excellent Workmanship and Beveling, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 57 — 3 1/2" Beveled Cobbs Knife, Two-Tone Chert, Lincoln Co., Missouri
- Lot 58 — 2 1/2" Buck Creek, Tennessee, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 59 — 3 5/8" Hopewell North Blade, Ralls Co., Missouri, Found Near the Salt River
- Lot 60 — 5 1/2" Tall Pestle, Yellow Quartzite, West Central Illinois
- Lot 61 — 4 1/8" Lerma Blade, Northern Illinois, Light Base Grinding, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 62 — 2 5/8" Spectacular Dalton, Northern Illinois, Nice Thinning Flutes, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 63 — 3 1/4" Stemmed Point, Central Ohio, Ex. Jim Bennett Auction
- Lot 64 — 2 5/8" Flint Ridge Adena, Central Ohio, Ex. Jim Bennett Auction
- Lot 65 — 2 5/8" Cascade Point, Dark Basalt, Northern Oregon
- Lot 66 — 5 1/4" Celt, White Co., Illinois
- Lot 67 — 1 5/8" Knife River Triangular Point, Minnesota
- Lot 68 — 5 7/8" Archaic Blade, Union Co., Illinois
- Lot 69 — 1 1/4" Two-Tone Game Ball, Northern Indiana, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 70 — 2 7/8" Celt, Hardin Co., Illinois, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 71 — 4 15/16" Woodland Knife, Van Buren Co., Iowa, Creek Find, Found by Gary Nelson
- Lot 72 — 5 3/8" High Plains Archaic Knife, Utah, Ex. Byrd Collection
- Lot 73 — 3" Transitional Point, Harpeth River Flaking, Central Tennessee
- Lot 74 — 2" Super Colorful Hopewell Snyders, Jersey Co., Illinois
- Lot 75 — 6 1/8" Three Quarter Grooved Axe, Brown Co., Illinois, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 76 — 3 1/16" Thebes, Cass Co., Illinois, Nicely Beveled, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 77 — 6 3/4" Hopewell Knife, Lewis Co., Missouri, Ex. Paul Sculley Collection
- Lot 78 — 4 5/8" Classic Iowa Dovetail, Des Moines Co., Iowa, Slight Imperfection, Ex. Lee Tyner, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 79 — 4 1/2" Adena Knife, Iowa / Minnesota Border, Accompanied by Steve and Janet Information Paper
- Lot 80 — 4 1/2" Three Quarter Grooved Axe, Macon Co., Missouri, Nice Overall Finish
- Lot 81 — 5 1/4" Early Ovoid Paleo Knife, Fulton Co., Illinois, Great Overshot Flaking, Ex. Don Scott, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 82 — 3 1/16" Thebes, Fulton Co., Illinois, Very Well Made and Beveled, Ex. Dennis Taylor Collection
- Lot 83 — 3 1/8" Neuberger, Semi-Translucent Burlington Chert, Ford Co., Illinois, Early Archaic, Ex. Don Scott, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 84 — 2" Hixton Quartz Neuberger, Wisconsin
- Lot 85 — 3 1/4" Hixton Quartz Hardin, Wisconsin
- Lot 86 — 4 1/2" Three Quarter Grooved Axe, Knox Co., Ohio
- Lot 87 — 1 5/8" Quad / Clovis, Shelby Co., Ohio, Ex. Jim Bennett
- Lot 88 — 2 1/8" Paleo Cody Knife, Quartzite, Dunn Co., North Dakota, Ground Base, Ex. Jerry Dickey
- Lot 89 — 2 1/2" Fluted Clovis, Kentucky, Ex. Walt McIntire Collection
- Lot 90 — 1 5/8" Stone Game Ball, Stark Co., Illinois
- Lot 91 — 1" Oxbow Point, Clear Agate, High Plains, Colorado
- Lot 92 — 1 3/16" Gem Grade Agate Bird Point, Southern Colorado
- Lot 93 — 1 5/16" Bird Point, Clear Agate, High Plains, Colorado
- Lot 94 — 3 5/8" Hixton Quartz Stanfield Blade, Wisconsin
- Lot 95 — 6" Large Three Quarter Grooved Maul, Jersey Co., Illinois, Big and Heavy
- Lot 96 — 3" Burlington Polished Chisel, Cahokia, Madison Co., Illinois, Great Use Wear on Bit, Ex. Charles Wesley Collection
- Lot 97 — 3 7/16" Hixton Quartz Hardin, Wisconsin
- Lot 98 — 4 1/8" Sedalia, Cass Co., Illinois, Nicely Made, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 99 — 1 1/16" Deep Notched Mandan Point, Knife River Chert, Iowa
- Lot 100 — 3 3/8" Celt Axe, Northern Illinois, Ex. Nick Gatses
- Lot 101 — 4 5/8" Wonderful Allen Dalton, Warsaw Tabular Chert, Muscatine Co., Iowa, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 102 — 4 1/2" Super Archaic Thebes, Rock Island Co., Illinois, Found by Fredrich Wassel Near Port Byron, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 103 — 4 5/16" Outstanding Ocala Hard / Dove, Moline Chert, Kane Co., Illinois, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 104 — 4" Dovetail, Franklin Co., Missouri, Heavily Patinated, Ex. Mitch Lewis, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 105 — 3 15/16" Hardin, Illinois, Ex. Perry Hanson Collection, Ex. Mitch Lewis, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 106 — 10 1/2" Huge Camp Axe, Near Atlas, Illinois, Likely Used for Breaking Ice in Winter, Very Large Size
- Lot 107 — 3 3/4" Hardin with Quality Lines, Ste. Genevieve Co., Missouri, Ex. E.K. Petrie, Ex. Jeff Hipskind, Ex. Mitch Lewis
- Lot 108 — 5 7/8" Paleo Knife, Burlington Chert, Ford Co., Illinois, Very Thin with Ground Base Edge and Heavy Patina, Ex. Don Scott, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 109 — 4" Allen Point, Carlisle Co., Kentucky, Strong River Staining, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 110 — 5 7/8" Large Nebo Hill, Ford Co., Illinois, Classic Nebo Spike Style, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 111 — 6 1/8" Stanfield Knife, Lincoln Co., Missouri, Found by Don Koehler, Nice Large Size, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 112 — 4 3/8" Flared Ear Dovetail, Pike Co., Missouri, Very Unique, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 113 — 4 1/4" Thebes, Adams Co., Illinois, Strong Patination and Beveling, Ex. Dan Bauer, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 114 — 2 3/4" Hafted Drill, Screwdriver Tip, Northern Illinois, Very Unique, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 115 — 5 7/8" Trophy Axe, Jackson Co., Michigan, Pronounced Groove Ridges and Blunt Bit
- Lot 116 — 5" Colorful Harahey Blade, Heat-Treated Burlington Chert, Ford Co., Illinois, Heavily Patinated, Ex. Don Scott, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 117 — 4 1/8" Side Notch, Steve and Janet Information Card, Ex. Bruce Filbrandt
- Lot 118 — 4 9/16" Super Star Thebes, Starved Rock Chert, Des Moines Co., Iowa, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 119 — 5 13/16" Wide Sedalia, Burlington Chert, Ford Co., Illinois, Heavily Patinated, Ex. Don Scott, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 120 — 7 1/4" Trophy Axe, Polynesian Islands, Pacific Ocean
- Lot 121 — 3 7/16" Dovetail, St. Louis Co., Missouri, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 122 — 4 1/16" Hematite Plummet, Jersey Co., Illinois, Broken and Reglued at Midsection
- Lot 123 — 6 3/8" World-Class Colorful Stanfield, Pulaski Co., Illinois, Ex. Don Flatt, Ex. David Kilander, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 124 — 4 1/8" Thebes, Avon Chert, Henry Co., Illinois, Strong Steep Beveling, Ex. Dan Bauer, Ex. Jeff Hipskind Collection
- Lot 125 — 3 3/4" Discoidal, Missouri Bootheel, Great Polish, Ex. George Robertson
- Lot 126 — 1 15/16" Midland, Rogers COA, Alamosa Co., Colorado, Ex. Lonnie Hartline
- Lot 127 — 3 5/8" Thebes, Dickey COA, Peoria, Illinois
- Lot 128 — 8 1/2" Haida / Tlingit Woodworking Adze or Fish Scraper, Late 1800s-Early 1900s, Northwest Coast Canada / United States, Wood Handle Nicely Carved with Shell-In
- Lot 129 — 6 9/16" Stanfield Knife / Blade, Made of Burlington Chert, Perino COA, Found by H.B. Bronson, Ex. Franklin Fosdick Collection, Ex. Hank Lambert
- Lot 130 — 5 1/2" Kaolin Ramey Knife, Fulton Co., Illinois, Found by Don Scott and Sold to His Grandson, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 131 — 2 5/8" Sandstone Frog Effigy Pipe, Clarinda, Iowa, Found by Tim Erickson
- Lot 132 — 3 3/8" Multiple-Hole Gorget, North Carolina
- Lot 133 — 2 5/16" Eden, Cream-Colored Chert, Dawson Co., Montana
- Lot 134 — 2 1/2" Afghanistan Opium Pipe, Pottery, 18th-19th Century, Intricately Carved
- Lot 135 — 4" Hardin, Perino COA, St. Louis Co., Missouri, Ex. Dougherty Collection, Ex. Ken Partain
- Lot 136 — 4" Hardin, Stermer COA, North Central United States, Likely Illinois, Missouri, or Surrounding Area
- Lot 137 — 6 1/4" Huge Hemphill, Suamico, Wisconsin, Ex. Tommy Buetell, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 138 — 3 1/2" Fluted Clovis, Redstone, Tennessee, Restored, Ex. Walt McIntire
- Lot 139 — 4 1/2" Fossilized Walrus Tusk Eskimo / Inuit Tool / Pendant, Alaska
- Lot 140 — 3 1/4" Concave Gorget, North Carolina
- Lot 141 — 4" Dovetail, Dickey COA, Pike Co., Missouri, Ex. Randy Hudson
- Lot 142 — 4 3/16" Hardin, Perino COA, Illinois, Ex. Dougherty, Ex. Partain
- Lot 143 — 6" Massive Cache Blade, Buffalo River Chert, Northern Alabama
- Lot 144 — 6 1/4" Historic Plains T-Pipe, Catlinite, Minnesota, 1800s, Very Early Example
- Lot 145 — 4 1/16" Gem Dovetail, West of Keokuk, Iowa, Found by M. Johnson, Ex. Steve Repp, Ex. Tim Terwelp Collection
- Lot 146 — 4 1/8" Bannerstone, Motley & Leithoff COA, Lauderdale Co., Alabama
- Lot 147 — 5" Iowa Slant Grooved Axe, Motley & Leithoff COA, Cedar Co., Iowa
- Lot 148 — 3 13/16" Hardin, Illinois, Very Well Made and Serrated, Base Restored, Ex. Phillip Potter Collection
- Lot 149 — 2 3/8" Colorful North Blade, Northern Illinois, Ex. Jeff Hipskind
- Lot 150 — 5 1/8" Quartz Gorget, Craven Co., North Carolina, Great Color and Size
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