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GENERAL INFORMATION
| SHELL
QUALITY | |
GEM |
- are absolutely 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 or a very minor scar. These are still excellent specimens with Cones often falling into this category. |
F+ | -
have a noticeable flaw or growth scar 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 or scars of varying degrees. |
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. |
