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63: Over 50 Indian Rhyolite Projectile Points,54: Full Grooved Archaic Indian Axe,78: Over 200 White Quartzite Indian Projectile Points,
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Hillsborough, NC, United States
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Leland Little

Leland Little

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The Charles W. Merry, Sr. Collection of Indian Artifacts

We are honored to be selling unreserved at public auction the extensive and important Indian artifact study collection gathered by Charles W. Merry, Sr. (1913 - 2002) of Rockville, Maryland.

Mr. Merry was an amateur archaeologist of the highest order, meticulously recording his finds and sharing them with professionals. His comprehensive assemblage of pre-historic material formed the basis for Jack Hranicky's massive "Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and Virginia." The Merry Collection was also used to illustrate Hranicky and Painter's "A Guide to the Identification of Virginia Projectile Points." Many of the pieces offered in this sale are thus enhanced by the ironclad provenance of having been published.

Mr. Merry's efforts resulted in a highly focused regional collection spanning some 12,000 years of Native American history along the Potomac. He spent the leisure hours of a lifetime recovering artifacts from plowed fields and riverbanks that have long since been lost to urban sprawl emanating from nearby Washington, D. C. Nothing like the Merry Collection will ever again be formed in the vicinity of our nation's capital.

Although some of the collection's finer pieces are to be sold individually, most of the material will be offered in Mr. Merry's original homemade trays as organized by him.

SOLD
Approximately 50 Large Indian Projectile Points,: Approximately 50 Large Indian Projectile Points, Montgomery County, Maryland, quartzite, average 2 1/2". mostly stemmed Archaic Period, field grade and better. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0073: Approximately 50 Large Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points,: Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points, likely Maryland, mostly white quartzite and rhyolite, average 1", predominantly bifurcates and triangles. Most field grade w/ some better. Ex. Charles W.
0074: Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 200 Indian Projectile Points and Fragments,: Over 200 Indian Projectile Points and Fragments, Maryland, mostly quartzite and rhyolite, average 2", Archaic through Woodland Periods. Lot contains a few nice stemmed points. One broken gorget is
0075: Over 200 Indian Projectile Points and Fragments,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 200 Indian Projectile Points and Fragments,: Over 200 Indian Projectile Points and Fragments, Maryland, mostly quartzite and rhyolite, average 1", Archaic through Woodland Periods. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0076: Over 200 Indian Projectile Points and Fragments,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 200 Indian Projectile Points,: Over 200 Indian Projectile Points, Maryland, mostly quartzite, average 2", many Archaic Period stemmed points. Field grade with a few better. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0077: Over 200 Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 200 White Quartzite Indian Projectile Points,: Over 200 White Quartzite Indian Projectile Points, Maryland, average 1", mostly stemmed, Archaic through Woodland Periods, field grade. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0078: Over 200 White Quartzite Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 50 Larger Projectile Points,: Over 50 Larger Projectile Points, Maryland, quartzite and rhyolite, average 2", mostly Archaic Period. Field grade. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0079: Over 50 Larger Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 70 Larger Indian Projectile Points,: Over 70 Larger Indian Projectile Points, Maryland, quartzite, average 2", mostly Archaic Period. Field grade. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0080: Over 70 Larger Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 50 Rhyolite Indian Points and Flakes,: Over 50 Rhyolite Indian Points and Flakes, likely Maryland or Pennsylvania, average 2", mostly fragments. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0081: Over 50 Rhyolite Indian Points and Flakes,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Over 50 Larger Indian Projectile Points,: Over 50 Larger Indian Projectile Points, Maryland, rhyolite and quartzite, average 2", many stemmed Archaic points, a hammerstone and a large rhyolite scraper. Field grade. Ex. Charles W. Merry
0082: Over 50 Larger Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points,: Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points, Maryland, mostly quartzite, average 2", many complete Archaic stemmed points. Field grade. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0083: Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Approximately 200 Indian Projectile Points,: Approximately 200 Indian Projectile Points, Maryland, white quartzite and rhyolite, average 1", Archaic through Woodland Periods, broken and field grade material. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0084: Approximately 200 Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Approximately 50 Diverse Indian Projectile Points,: Approximately 50 Diverse Indian Projectile Points, a diverse assortment, averaging 1", with many bird points from coast to coast. Included are two serrated Kirks from Mississippi as well as some
0085: Approximately 50 Diverse Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Approximately 100 Indian Points and Pieces,: Approximately 100 Indian Points and Pieces, Maryland, mostly rhyolite, average 1' - 2", Archaic through Woodland Periods. Included is a massive 2 3/4" Kirk snap-base of superb workmanship. Mostly
0086: Approximately 100 Indian Points and Pieces,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points,: Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points, Maryland, quartzite and rhyolite, averaging 2", mostly field grade, a few better. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0087: Approximately 100 Indian Projectile Points,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Paleo Indian Quad or Clovis Projectile Point,: Paleo Indian Quad or Clovis Projectile Point, likely Maryland, rhyolite, 1 7/8". Small nick to one ear. This early point is pictured on page 23 of "Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River
0088: Paleo Indian Quad or Clovis Projectile Point,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Archaic Indian Full Grooved Axe,: Archaic Indian Full Grooved Axe, likely Maryland, quartzite, 4 1/8" long. Two chips on bit, a few plow marks. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0089: Archaic Indian Full Grooved Axe,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Four Damaged Archaic Indian Full Grooved Axes,: Four Damaged Archaic Indian Full Grooved Axes, likely Maryland, hardstone, 3" - 4". Grooves and polls intact, but bits broken. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0090: Four Damaged Archaic Indian Full Grooved Axes,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Four Archaic indian Full Grooved Axes,: Four Archaic indian Full Grooved Axes, likely Maryland, quartzite and green hardstone, average 4 1/2" long. Plow marks, old loss. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0091: Four Archaic indian Full Grooved Axes,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Three Polished Archaic Indian Axes,: Three Polished Archaic Indian Axes, likely Maryland, two are 3/4 grooved and one is full grooved, green hardstone, average 4 1/2" long. Plow marks and damage to bits, but still a nice lot. Ex.
0092: Three Polished Archaic Indian Axes,Est.
$10
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$10,000
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Six Polished Archaic Indian Grooved Axes,: Six Polished Archaic Indian Grooved Axes, likely Maryland, 3/4 and full groove, 4" and larger. Varying degrees of damage. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0093: Six Polished Archaic Indian Grooved Axes,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Excavated 3 1/4" Civil War Hotchkiss Shell Nose,: Excavated 3 1/4" Civil War Hotchkiss Shell Nose, found in Maryland, drilled and free of powder. Fuse illegible, needs cleaning. This shell was found by Charles W. Merry of Frederick, Maryland.
0094: Excavated 3 1/4" Civil War Hotchkiss Shell Nose,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Massive Indian Pestle,: Massive Indian Pestle, Montgomery County, Maryland, hardstone, 18". Crude, yet effective. Expected nicks. Ex. Charles W. Merry Collection.
0095: Massive Indian Pestle,Est.
$10
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$10,000
SOLD
Approximately 50 Chipped Indian Artifacts,: Approximately 50 Chipped Indian Artifacts, Maryland, quartzite and rhyolite, 1" - 3". A varied lot highlighted by an Archaic drill pictured as #30 on page 227 in "Lithic Technology in the Middle
0096: Approximately 50 Chipped Indian Artifacts,Est.
$10
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$10,000