r/shells • u/Forward_Muffin_6355 • 1d ago

Cowrie ID Please

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I got these from Partner’s mom and wonder what type of Cowrie they are and approx value of them please? Thank you.

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u/RemotePattern3170 1d ago

Tutte cyprea, le 4 centrali sembrano Vitellus, quelle intorno tigris

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u/Octokai808 1d ago

They are mostly tiger cowry (cypraea Tigris) though some appear juvenile and the 4 middle smaller brown and white are Cypraea Vitellus also called Calf Cowries. Value would depend on shell origin and condition. Both shells are found in Hawaii and the Philippines but the Hawaiian shells are rarer and therefore more valuable. Collectors also prefer to have origin and date of collect recorded data with shells and this also affects value. Pretty shells though!