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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 4457517, member: 76316&quot;]The big one is ~6½&quot; x ~1⅛&quot;; it&#039;s 356 grams. The drilled &#039;fingers&#039; range from ~1½&quot; to ~3&quot; long, and ~½&quot; in diameter. The 23 gang-strung fingers are 250 grams; almost 11 grams each. The 4 individuals are ~64 grams total, ~16 grams each. They all appear to have been polished (perhaps by tumbling); they look and feel un-waxed.</p><p><br /></p><p>These pieces were an inheritance...I have only this further provenance: they were acquired in the late 1950&#039;s in Europe by an Aunt, my mother&#039;s sister, Marie. They came to me upon her death in the late 1980&#039;s, and were accepted as just red coral within the family; there was no Certification nor other documentation with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have tested several of the fingers with Acetone and a Q-tip, without a hint of color transfer. In addition, I immersed one of them overnight in Acetone, with a piece of white coffee filter beneath the sample: Zero color in the Acetone, nor on the filter paper. The large piece was also Q-tip tested, with the same negative result.</p><p><br /></p><p>I <i>believe</i>, based on the forgoing tests and some web research, that these are all Corallium rubrum, Precious Red Coral. But I&#039;m not competent to state that with any certainty.</p><p><br /></p><p>I want to list these on eBay, but wonder if formal Certification would enhance their value by enough to warrant the expense...and I have no idea where to even begin to find a Certification provider. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever suggestions and comments you may offer will be promptly and</p><p>gratefully acknowledged! I need your help...</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking!&nbsp; Warren</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]384167[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]384166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]384168[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]384169[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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