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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kathy Anderson, post: 886783, member: 10843&quot;]Agreed; I believe they&#039;re Czech.&nbsp; However, there are good Czech and old, hand polished Czech.&nbsp; Take a jeweler&#039;s loupe 15x, look at the perforations (the holes), and see if there are any mold marks.&nbsp; The more cheaply made ones haven&#039;t had them polished away.&nbsp; Then, look at each under a 10x magnifying glass.&nbsp; Are all the facets uniform?&nbsp; Or are some big, some small?&nbsp; Are the facets sharply polished, or are the edges dull?&nbsp; If, e.g., the beads show no mold marks, the facets are slightly different in size, and the edges are sharp, they&#039;re older and IMO, more &#039;cool&#039; beads.&nbsp; And, how heavy are they?&nbsp; Glass, or more like crystal?&nbsp; That&#039;s a feel thing unless you destroy one for further study.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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