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Baked or not pantherina?



 
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Moonwish




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PostPosted: 31.03.2014, 20:16    Post subject: Baked or not pantherina? Reply with quote
Hi all! Just wondering if this pantherina is really as is, or baked/heat treated?

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/201059512040?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

and I've seen a thread where this seller sold a fake, so I just want to know about this eglantina, whether it's authentic? (where there's a strange part at the posterior)

http://www.ebay.com.sg/itm/301110286399?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Thanks all Smilie
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PostPosted: 02.04.2014, 15:18    Post subject: Reply with quote
looks all real to me
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PostPosted: 03.04.2014, 04:04    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for replying! What causes the strange pointy part of the end though? Smilie
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PostPosted: 04.04.2014, 01:22    Post subject: Reply with quote
The apex of the shell is normally exposed in some species. This is normal in eglantine!
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PostPosted: 04.04.2014, 05:10    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah danke Sehr glücklich Sorry, still learning all about cowries (just one month into it!) but am already obsessed Auf den Arm nehmen
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PostPosted: 04.04.2014, 16:51    Post subject: Reply with quote
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...
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PostPosted: 11.01.2020, 19:39    Post subject: Reply with quote
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...
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