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Stunning Vintage Coticule Natural Combo
It's one of the greatest feelings: Finding a dirty grimy stone, recognizing right away that under all the years and layers of surface junk, there is a great stone underneath. I knew right away that while antiquing today I was holding a vintage natural combination coticule; I bought it and almost couldn't wait to get home to lap it and see what was really under there.......
It's already taken place as being my favorite natural stone. I stopped lapping it because I see there is some sort of circular stamp on the surface of one of the yellow ends. I can't make out what it says because it's faint. If/when I completely lap the yellow side, the stamp will most likely disappear.
Now the "blue" side............absolutely stunning. Guys, I can't get the photos to accurately reflect the jaw dropping figuring on that side. It's so pearlescent even when dry.
1 1/4" x 6" (1/16 shy of 6).
The cracks in no way affect the surface and can't be felt even by scratching with a fingernail.
I couldn't see myself selling this stone ever. Hello the start of a permanent collection. I don't want to be a nit, but I'll be mum on what I paid for it just because it's between me and the stone.:ziplip:
Enough already, here are the pics!!
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Chris L