subject: Native American Arrowheads: What To Do If You Are A Collector Of These Items [print this page] Native American arrowheads are historical to say the least. There are people who take up collecting them as a hobby and with good reason. Depending on who you are you may have no desire to hold on to them. But even if this isn't your goal you should have a little insight on what to do when you come across Native American arrowheads. What can a collector do if you are serious about searching out such important artifacts? Here is a small list of steps you can take if you are a serious collector.
You can have them check for historical significance. Being able to see how valuable they are will help you make a decision on whether or not you should hold on to them. The more valuable the piece is the more you may want to consider letting it go into the hands of someone who'll be able to do more with it.
You can decide to keep it for yourself if it's not that historical. It Native American arrowheads can be great to collect. If you were able to find a lot of Native American arrowheads you'll soon compile a nice collection that I'm sure you'll be proud to have.
You can have them checked for monetary value and see if you'd be willing to part with them for the cash. If they're worth a lot you may want to sell them and pocket the money. If this isn't what you want you can treat them as an investment and hold on to them. If you do this they'll increase in value over time and then you can determine if you want to sell them off.
Being a serious collector
Being able to find Native American arrowheads can be fun and rewarding, but because of the way the laws are set-up you may have a hard time searching in the areas you want to. Many of the best Native American arrowheads will be found on Indian reservations which are all privately owned property. You surely will not be able to search in these areas, the best thing you can do is hunt in areas close to them. You have just as much a chance to find Native American arrowheads around Indian reservations then on them. No matter what you do always respect other peoples land; it'll keep you out of trouble.
Hidden treasures
Native American arrowheads can be found all over the place because Native Americans traveled all over the place. They would usually drop items as they went along; this is why it's possible to find them anywhere. You may even find them in places where you'd never think to look. If you have a good eye for such things you'll know when you find one. It may pay off to do a little research on Native American arrowheads so you'll know when you've found something. Search in some of these places to get started educating yourself.
Guides to Native American arrowheads
Internet sites dedicated to such things
Historical guides
Price guides designed for collectors
You should have no problem researching in these places so keep them all in mind
