Need Feedback on my vintage coticle find!

[zib]

Dan, I've been unable to reach you by any email address. They all get returned. Check to see if your ISP is blocking me. I use ATT. I also tried Yahoo and Gmail. All were returned. Did you really sell it? Anyway, Yes, Bart is the self proclaimed Guru of Coticules, running everyone out of business lately. My take on Vintage is this. Coticules mined today are 500 million years old. What difference does 50 or even 100 years make. The darker color of yours would indicate that it's a faster cutter than most. Check it with a slurry and see how long it takes to darken. Also, you may scratch the surface with your fingernail, If it leaves no scratch, its hard. If it leaves a deep, noticable scratch, it's soft. Inbetween, well, then it's medium. This test works best if your like me and sell them. you need many Coticules to get the hang of it. I've never seen any evidence that would prove that vintage is better, I've never seen any reports that show vintage to have a higher Garnet content. It's just older. You could have freshly mined stone that's just as good. The fact that it's Vintage makes kinda cool, cause you don't know who may have used it in the



Good luck. I'm not avoiding you. All my emails get returned

Rich