Howdy Ivan, So, how do you like duty in Gitmo? We never got stationed there, but we had good pals in EOD that were there and they did a lot of great shelling. Welcome to Conch-L, there are a lot of friendly and knowledgeable folks that chat here (I'm not that knowledgeable, but I am friendly, as all shellers are.) Be careful now, you are teetering on the edge of an obsession..diving and finding "goodies" was how my husband and I got started in this crazy stuff. After that we made several moves and I "museum-packed" every speciman myself and hand carried the more delicate ones...I was always fairly sure that the kids were with us when we got to where ever we were going (grin). You've gotten good advise on cleaning your prize..you may want to get a good book to help you identify the local shells you continue to pick up while you are there. Patti Lounsbury New Mexico ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com