Hi LaVerne,

just go to this link, where you'll find a very nice picture of the shell ! I
guess 4,50 $ is about a normal price these days (provided your shell looks
about the same as the one in the picture ;=))

 http://park.org/Guests/Shells/Shell_Catalogue/Shell_Pages/M/Shell_Thatcheria_mirabilis.html

Jan Haspeslagh

LaVerne Lambert wrote:

> >By the way, I also bought a nice Thatcheria mirabilis from the same seller
> >for US$4.50. It is 73mm, trawled in 145m off Okiniwa, Japan in 1983. I know
> >that this was one of those "once" moderately rare and coveted shells, but
> >not so any more. How much are they worth these days? Maybe I got a good
> >bargain with this one too.
> >Kindest regards from Kiwiland.
> >Barbara Jouvernaux
>
> I tried to look up your new shell, but couldn't find it so far.  What does a
> Thatcheria mirabilis look like? Thanks!
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