ARTIFACT COLLECTION OF BOB RANTZ

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Shipshewana, IN, United States

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ARTIFACT COLLECTION OF BOB RANTZ

Chupp Auctions & Real Estate, LLC

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Selling the LIFETIME COLLECTION OF BOB RANTZ (deceased) of Indian artifacts, hoes, spears, arrowheads, fur trade items, ceremonial pieces, slate, drills, pipes, cache blades, many frames of quality flint and more! Most pieces are very well documented and many pieces have certificates of authenticity!

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Mississipian Spade: Mississipian Spade, museum quality, Jerry Dickey Certificate of Authenticity (COA), ORIGIN: Pike City, IL, SIZE: 9-1/8" x 3/4", EX: Seth Watkins / Harry Templeton / David Warner

0001: Mississipian SpadeEst. $25-$2,000

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Beautiful Full Groove Axe: Beautiful Full Groove Axe, ORIGIN: Adams County, IN, SIZE: 6" x 4", EX: Hap Watkins

0002: Beautiful Full Groove AxeEst. $25-$2,000

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Excellent Cache Blade: Excellent Cache Blade, ORIGIN: Spencer County, IN, SIZE: 3-3/8" x 4-5/8", EX: John Wilson

0003: Excellent Cache BladeEst. $25-$2,000

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Biffurcated Point: Biffurcated Point, ORIGIN: Logansport, IN, SIZE: 4", EX: Seth Watkins / found by Victory Clements

0004: Biffurcated PointEst. $25-$2,000

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Burlington Flint Blade: Burlington Flint Blade, museum quality, ORIGIN: Kankakee River, Kankakee, IL, SIZE: 8-1/4", EX: Jim Lohse

0005: Burlington Flint BladeEst. $25-$2,000

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Gorget Preform: Gorget Preform, ORIGIN: Benton County, TN, SIZE: 3-3/4", EX: found by Chris Miller

0006: Gorget PreformEst. $25-$2,000

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(11) Beautiful Blades: Frame of (11) beautiful Blades, frame measures 18"x12", ORIGIN: IL, IN, MS

0007: (11) Beautiful BladesEst. $25-$2,000

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Outstanding Spade: Outstanding Spade, ORIGIN: White City, IL, SIZE: 10" x 5", EX: Gary Mumaw / Lewis Garman

0008: Outstanding SpadeEst. $25-$2,000

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Slate Gorget & Flint: Slate Gorget with Tally Marks & Flint piece, ORIGIN: Madison County, IN, SIZE: 1-1/2" x 1", EX: John Baldwin

0009: Slate Gorget & FlintEst. $25-$2,000

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Huge Point!: Huge Point, beautiful material!, ORIGIN: Mountcomb, MI, SIZE: 4-1/8" x 2", EX: Ken Spaulding / Marko Watkins / found by Ken Webb

0010: Huge Point!Est. $25-$2,000

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Slate Wing Bannerstone: Slate Wing Bannerstone, Tom Davis COA, pictured in "Indian Artifacts - The Best of the Midwest", ORIGIN: Berry County, MI, SIZE: 2-3/4" x 2", EX: John Baldwin

0011: Slate Wing BannerstoneEst. $25-$2,000

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Thebes: Thebes, museum quality, SIZE: 2-7/8" x 1-3/4", EX: Dave Warner / Barry Goodwin / Mike Hosier

0012: ThebesEst. $25-$2,000

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Cache Blade: Cache Blade, ORIGIN: Ohio, SIZE: 3-5/8" x 4-3/8", EX: Ken Spaulding, OH

0013: Cache BladeEst. $25-$2,000

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Quad Concave Gorget: Quad Concave Gorget with two pre-drill holes on this river stained fabricated artifact, found by Chris Miller while clam diving in the Kentucky Lake, ORIGIN: Benton County, TN, SIZE: 3" x 2", EX:

0014: Quad Concave GorgetEst. $25-$2,000

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Outstanding Mississipian Spade: Outstanding Mississipian Spade, Jerry Dickey COA, pictured in "Who's Who in Indian Artifacts", frame measures 18"x12", SIZE: 7-1/2" x 3", EX: Larry Carter / Don Bruce

0015: Outstanding Mississipian SpadeEst. $25-$2,000

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Spade: Spade, purchased from Amon (Jack) Cruse at the Prehistoric American Artifacts Show, ORIGIN: Illinois, SIZE: 5-3/4" x 10", EX: Amon "Jack" Cruse

0016: SpadeEst. $25-$2,000

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(15) High Quality Drills: Nice collection of (15) High Quality Drills, one has Tom Davis COA, frame measures 18"x12", ORIGIN: IN, OH, TN, SIZE: 2-1/2" to 4" long

0017: (15) High Quality DrillsEst. $25-$2,000

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Ball Pipe: Ball Pipe, SIZE: 1-7/8" dia., EX: Dr Meuser Collection / Wherley -Morrow Co. OH

0018: Ball PipeEst. $25-$2,000

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Dixon Point: Dixon Point, ORIGIN: Calloway County, MO, SIZE: 2-1/4" x 3-5/8", EX: Big John -Graveyard Museum of Decatur IN / Marko Watkins

0019: Dixon PointEst. $25-$2,000

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Collection of (30) Points: Collection of (30) Points, frame measures 17"x13", ORIGIN: IN, OH, SIZE: longest is 3-1/4"

0020: Collection of (30) PointsEst. $25-$2,000

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Bone and Antler Artifacts: Collection of personal finds of Bone and Antler Artifacts, frame measures 18"x12", ORIGIN: Benton County, TN

0021: Bone and Antler ArtifactsEst. $25-$2,000

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3/4 Grooved Axe: 3/4 Grooved Axe, ORIGIN: Central Indiana, SIZE: 8" long, EX: Marko Watkins

0022: 3/4 Grooved AxeEst. $25-$2,000

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Collection of (27) Artifacts: Collection of (27) Artifacts including a Pendant, some featured in "Indian Artifacts", frame measures 14"x11", ORIGIN: Indiana, SIZE: longest is 3-1/2"

0023: Collection of (27) ArtifactsEst. $25-$2,000

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Dovetail: Dovetail, ORIGIN: Fagehe County, OH, SIZE: 1-5/8" x 4", EX: Greg Sharp

0024: DovetailEst. $25-$2,000

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Preview of these items is available during business hours December 8-9 from 8:30-4:00 Eastern at the Chupp Auction Center, 890 S Van Buren St, Shipshewana, IN 46565.

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