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William Corey wrote:
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> Greetings to All,
> Recently, coffee cup in hand, I was admiring some of my shells. As I
> was gazing rather fondly at them I wondered "What compels people to collect
> particular shells?" I thought I would like to convene a virtual summit and
> ask the question this way:
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> As you have been building your collections have you ever
> thought:....What would be your "Canon" or closed list of must have specimens.
> For example, as a collector of Cones (or cowries or whatever), what must you
> have to feel you have a "good" or "complete" collection. Of course it is a
> matter of personal taste, but I am curious if there is a consensus among the
> collectors in this readership:
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> Of the kinds of specimens you collect, what must you have? Or, to put
> it another way: Which specimens do you feel should be in every "good"
> collection?
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> Thanks, in advance, for your opinions
My entire collection represents self-collected specimens from a 17-mile
stretch of local reef. Wouldn't take a SE Asian shell as a gift.
Different strokes...
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