Quote Originally Posted by Hacker7 View Post
I won't get into bidding wars its just counter productive but I was very interested in that stone. Did you try looking on coticule.be web site they have a lot of stones they have cataloged? You might find something in the ballpark.
I had a set amount a bit higher than it went for not to much though. I usually choose an amount and stick with it. I don't like bidding wars either. I didn't know what to think till I tried it out.

Yeah I looked at coticule.be and on the another site there is a thread with 392 pages with lots of coticules even really odd hybrids, but nothing like this. The closest was a mix of grey white purple black with an almost silvery center. Even looked through Grinding and honing parts 3 and 4. I figure this is just a one off odd ball, but keep wondering if it was an old hybrid layer from an old mine that there just wasn't much of it and only a few hones ever were made. I have seen a few old vintage hybrids, but no one really used hybrids till recent times so that could be it too.
I google image searched too.

I am curious of when it was mined and how. Thomas said he had it for many years, but thought it was from the 1920's or so. If that is correct I would think maybe it was one someone found and made into a hone vs mined. Either that or maybe it is much older. Probably will never know. I wonder if Maurice Celis at the mine would have any idea.