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Subject:	Re: Coins for Shells
From:	Tom Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 1 Dec 1998 22:15:57 -0700
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Okay, more coins for shells.  My first purchase was from Eisenberg's
"Collector's Cabinet" in New York City.  In fact I still have the catalog
and many prices are still the same.  A Tibia fusus was $15 and an Epitonium
scalare was $10 (both pretty close to today's value) but a Cypraea hesitata
was $3  and a 7 inch Haliotis corrugata was $2 ( both a bit low compared to
today).  The real kicker (because I still don't have one) was the Murex
cervicornis which was $3!!!  Sarah's strawberry tops are listed at 50
cents.  The catalog is dated 1971.
 
Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA

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