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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Black Star of India
Message-ID: <708@cylixd.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 17:24:20 EST
Article-I.D.: cylixd.708
Posted: Mon Jan 20 17:24:20 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 22-Jan-86 04:35:38 EST
Reply-To: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN
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In article <1119@osu-eddie.UUCP> mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) writes:

>I keep winning Black Stars of India from a comany called Pooles.
>...I am now building a collection of these things, as well as some sort of
>jade looking gems I also keep winning from these folks.  The stones are
>all about 3/8" in diameter, and could well be plastic for all I know.


An article in Barron's a few months ago valued the Black Star of India
at about 25 cents a piece. Keep saving those jewels and you will
eventually be a millionaire. If you can find someone who is willing
to pay retail price for them, that is.

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