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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1156767, member: 5833&quot;]Marko, in the photo, I can&#039;t make out any cracks or crazing.&nbsp; Could you describe what you see?&nbsp; Think your beads may be a different type of coral, not the red coral (angel skin is just anemic red coral) we see most of the time.&nbsp; I don&#039;t own any coral quite comparable for size &amp; shape, but some things are 100+ years old &amp; none of developed the sort of damage we see sometimes with helmet shell cameos.</p><p><br /></p><p>I &#039;tooth test&#039; all sorts of materials when trying to distinguish natural from fake, not just pearls.&nbsp; Polished coral can be quite smooth, so good to compare with something you know is glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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