ULTRA Conus milneedwardsi #3 157.5mm GIANT NEAR-GEM BEAUTY from India for Sale

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ULTRA Conus milneedwardsi #3 157.5mm GIANT NEAR-GEM BEAUTY from India For Sale

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ULTRA Conus milneedwardsi #3 157.5mm GIANT NEAR-GEM BEAUTY from India:
$1249.00

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Every now and then a shell comes along that\'s aWow!!!A one-of-a-kindshow-stopper, an ultra-gem that takes your breath away...aneliteshell---
ULTRA! Conus milneedwardsi #3 157.5mm GIANT NEAR-GEM BEAUTY from India!.Collected by trawling in 150-200 meters of water, Kerala, India. You know, I\'m old. I mean, really, I can remember when back in the sixties and seventies there were onlysixof these shells in the entire world, all found after a big storm, all found on the beach on the Indian side of Africa, almost all found by just one couple, and almost all ending up in a museum lucky enough to get one. This shell was so rare it was rarely included in any book, (I mean, why bother if no one was ever going to see one, much less own one, right?) and the only reason I knew anything about them was because of a big article in theHawaiian Shell Newsabout the beachcombers in Africa who had been finding them. Then one day those beachcombers learnedsomehowthat a shrimp trawler had picked up a couple ofliveones... They scampered down to the docks, and the rest is history.... And this shell is the perfect example of why those folks went to all of that trouble to find one---virtually flawless (it has a tiny repair on one of the upper whorls, I mean, you have to search for it to find it, much less see it, but it\'s there, so...) anyhow, thisverynear-GEM giant is the kind of shell that makes one nervous to hold, it is so nice, and as the photos show, it is huge---the comparison shell is a nice size milneedwardsi all on its own, yet is looks sort of dinky next to this one---so all I can say is, wow, this is a beauty that will lookawesomesitting on your shelf!The ultra-perfect shell for the first-class collection.
As for normal disclaimers, we do the best we can with photos, but color is tricky, especially since cell phone cameras automatically lean towards flesh-tone coloring, (that\'s why so many of the photos of shells on show up with more orange than is really there, the camera changes the color, and damm if I can figure out how to stop that from happening, but I try, honest!As for response, as your know, sellers live and die by the response you leaved, (please leave fives!) so if you have a problem, just let me know! After all, I\'m retired, and all messages go directly to my phone, so unless I\'m out shell collecting I will get back to you pronto-like!Shell collecting! Now there\'s a phrase that brings smiles to your eyes, doesn\'t it!Anyhow, if you have read this far, you have my apologies and best wishes from those of us at IslandShells323. And don\'t forget,Home is where your collection is!
ULTRA! Conus milneedwardsi #3 157.5mm GIANT NEAR-GEM BEAUTY from India!

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