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At 05:30 AM 12/2/2004, you wrote:
>>Hey, JUST HOW COSTLY is it (are these?) There may be quite a few of us on
>>Conch-L who would gladly part with goodly sums if this is a sinistral of the
>>Sacred Indian Chank. What's the going price on these anyhow?
>>
>>David Kirsh
>>Durham, NC
>
>An Indian dealer told me: "pyrum shells depends on the quality, these
>shells go in grams rates. for example the price could range from $25
>to $40 per gram depending on the size & quality."
>
>However getting a specimen directly from a fisherman would be a whole
>other ballgame... "smuggled", as it's illegal for them to sell ANY
>chank shell to anyone but an official buyer.
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin
>New Zealand
>Fossil preparator
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