Thread: Could this hone be a yellow-green Escher?

I wrote to Howard at www.theperfectedge.com and he said that it was hard to tell from the pictures but if the stone was greener than the picture and very smooth, it could be a yellow-green Escher. When this stone is side-by-side with my coticule bout, you can see that it's a different stone. It's greenish and much smoother than the coticule. I think it's an Escher.

If it's an Escher, does anyone have an idea of what it's worth?

I would bet on it being a coticule, rather than the Escher.

I have a coticule that's a very similar color, if not a little darker, so the color isn't really going to tell you anything concrete.

Best bet would be to inspect it under a microscope, or send it to someone who can do it for you.

Originally Posted by Russel Baldridge

I would bet on it being a coticule, rather than the Escher.

I have a coticule that's a very similar color, if not a little darker, so the color isn't really going to tell you anything concrete.

Best bet would be to inspect it under a microscope, or send it to someone who can do it for you.

The color, feel and smell are so different from my coticule that I think its an Escher like the one in Howard's hone museum. A microscopic examination would be useful if the opportunity presents itself but I'm not going to go to any trouble or expense to have it done because I'm not trying to sell it, just enjoy using it.

Well, the color is the least reliable variable in identifying a stone. If you can't look under magnification and you haven't seen a thuringian in person, there really isn't a way to tell what you have.
But I'm sure you'll still enjoy it.

Nice coticule!

Originally Posted by Chimensch

The color, feel and smell are so different from my coticule that I think its an Escher like the one in Howard's hone museum. A microscopic examination would be useful if the opportunity presents itself but I'm not going to go to any trouble or expense to have it done because I'm not trying to sell it, just enjoy using it.

Ok fine, use it, enjoy it, but please, stop sniffing it!!!

Originally Posted by Utopian

Ok fine, use it, enjoy it, but please, stop sniffing it!!!

Actually, when Howard asked me if it was smooth, I looked down and realized I was rubbing it.

Originally Posted by Chimensch

Actually, when Howard asked me if it was smooth, I looked down and realized I was rubbing it.

The Hone im hoping.......

Shakespeare said,"A rose by any other name is still a rose". Be it an Escher or Coticule if it is a good hone that is all that matters.

Howard is a great guy who knows and has seen more coticules than any other member here, so his opinion is certainly to be well respected.

" if the stone was greener than the picture" is key. Other than this - there is a difference in smoothness among coticules, and I have had ones from milky to yellow to mustard with a green tinge.

I still don't think this is an Escher - but this shouldn't stop you enjoying it

Cheers
Ivo