A Cym. tigrinum just sold on shellauction.net for $1500.  I am lucky to have 2 almost gem specimens in my collection.  I guess I better hold on to them.  Maybe if I wait long enough I can retire on them.
Regards,
Paul Kanner
On Apr 19, 2011, at 8:45 PM, James Miller wrote:

> This rare shell has just been listed on eBay. Do a search on "Cymatium
> tigrinum" to find it. Does anyone know just exactly how rare this
> shell is? I have never seen one offered for sale in my 61 years! I
> have seen just one specimen in a good friend's collection (a member of
> the Jacksonville Shell Club, but that's all I'll say). Even Myra
> Keen's book on Western Atlantic Shells indicates that even in 1958 is
> was a hard specimen to find. The photos I could find on the Web range
> from stunning to pretty plain.
>
> Best regards,
> Jim
>
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