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Moonwish
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felix Administrator

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Posted: 02.04.2014, 15:18 Post subject: |
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looks all real to me |
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Moonwish
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Posted: 03.04.2014, 04:04 Post subject: |
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Thanks for replying! What causes the strange pointy part of the end though?  _________________ A really really new beginner learning all about shells, especially my long favorite cypraea |
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Orepaul87
Gender:  Joined: 05 Jun 2011 Posts: 31 Location: McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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Posted: 04.04.2014, 01:22 Post subject: |
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The apex of the shell is normally exposed in some species. This is normal in eglantine! _________________ Paul |
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Moonwish
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Posted: 04.04.2014, 05:10 Post subject: |
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Ah danke Sorry, still learning all about cowries (just one month into it!) but am already obsessed  _________________ A really really new beginner learning all about shells, especially my long favorite cypraea |
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Bart
Gender:  Joined: 02 Feb 2010 Posts: 197 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: 04.04.2014, 16:51 Post subject: |
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Yes, to me the pale Cypraea pantherina is a non-doctored shell. I have similar specimens in my private collection from several locations in the Red Sea... _________________ I am always interested in buying or exchanging Cowries, especially when they are very variable. |
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shelladdict
Joined: 21 Dec 2019 Posts: 3
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Posted: 11.01.2020, 19:39 Post subject: |
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true that baked Cypraea are a nightmare for collectors.
Would be great to have a kind of blacklist of bad dealers using that "technique" to improve their turnover... _________________ Cypraea collector ! |
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