ULTRA Cypraea alisonae hawaiiensis #3 33.6mm BIG RARE GEM BEAUTY from Hawaii for Sale

ULTRA Cypraea alisonae hawaiiensis #3 33.6mm BIG RARE GEM BEAUTY from Hawaii For Sale

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ULTRA Cypraea alisonae hawaiiensis #3 33.6mm BIG RARE GEM BEAUTY from Hawaii:
$58.72

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ULTRA! Cypraea alisonae hawaiiensis #3 33.6mm, Burgess 1983,BIG RARE GEM BEAUTY from Hawaii

. Found at low tide under rubble, Sand Island, Oahu, Hawaii, 1976. We used to go looking for these beauties whenever we got the chance, and Sand Island was one of those places where we regularly found them. Of course, this was back in the days when there was no beach park located there, so even though the spot was located in the middle of Honolulu, it still was a tough spot to get to, the last part being a windy, badly rutted coral road to the very tip of the island. But once there, well, let's just say that shell collectors are optimists, because even today, if you get to where we used to find them, bleak would be the best adjective one could use to describe the place.

. No shade, and nothing but broken up pieces concrete everywhere. Yep, Sand Island used to be a dump, and even to this day it is a popular place to collect beach glass, huh. But despite that, once you got in the water, which was never calm, and started looking under rocks, well, the variety of shells you could find was quite satisfying---cypraea maculiferas and truly radiant helvolas, and the rare alisonae cowrie.

. But they were hard to find, because even when you lifted a slab of concrete to see what was under it, the alisonae cowrie wouldn't pull in its mantle. So if you weren't careful, you would miss it, thinking it was a small, bright red sponge hanging onto the bottom of that slab, instead of a rare cowrie. So you touched every small sponge you saw, and every now and then, bingo---a rare beauty that would take your breath away!

. And this verygorgeous, glossy, rarely offered, bigGEMfrom Hawaii, is, as the video shows, an awesome beauty (collected by yours truly) that will lookterrificsitting on your shelf!

The ultra-perfect shell for a first-rate 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! Cypraea alisonae hawaiiensis #3 33.6mm,Burgess 1983,BIG RARE GEM BEAUTY from Hawaii

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