>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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Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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