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GENERAL INFORMATION
| SHELL
QUALITY | |
GEM | - are perfect specimens. No flaws visible to the naked eye and are fully adult with fully formed teeth (Cowries), and firm edges (Cones), not paper thin. |
| GEM- | - have a very minor flaw or blemish almost undetectable. Appear to be perfect. |
F+++ |
- have a noticeable very minor flaw or blemish. |
F++ | - have two or more noticeable very minor flaws, blemish's or chips but are still excellent specimens. |
F+ | - have a noticeable
flaw or growth line or a number of blemishes, a chip or minor chips.Specimens of this quality
still make a valuable contribution to any collection e.g. Cones often
fall into F+/F++ because of delicate chipped edges. |
F (fine) | - have very noticeable growth scars, flaws, blemishes or bigger chips or numerous small chips or a combination of flaws. |
G (good) | - have major imperfections - large chips, broken spires, unsightly growth scars, loss of gloss or color, are juvenile or numerous smaller faults. |
BUYING COLLECTIONS:
Please contact me if you have a collection or special shells you would like to sell as I am always interested in adding to my collection.

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