AUTHENTIC MISSISSIPPIAN HARDSTONE SPUD PREFORM FROM FRANKLIN COINTY, ILLINOIS - PERSONAL FIND OF JOHN RECCO

    THIS MISSISSIPPIAN HARDSTONE SPUD PREFORM WAS FOUND BY JOHN RECCO IN EWING TWP., FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS.  IT WAS ACQUIRED BY COLLECTOR JOEL BOLING FROM THE FINDER AT THE OREGON, ILLINOIS ARTIFACT SHOW IN 2011.  THE SPUD MEASURES 5 3/4" BY 2 1/2" AND IT IS COMPLETELY PECKED OUT BUT NOT POLISHED.  IT HAS EXCELLENT PATINA AND SOIL STAINING AND IT IS GUARANTEED TO BE GENUINE. 

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