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Of those, a few made up the lion's share of trade, among them the yellow sandshell, the black sandshell, the pocketbook, and the mucket.
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By 1914 high-quality shell was fetching an average of $12 to $27 a ton, though fine yellow sandshell -- which had a large, smooth valve ideal for the carving of knife handles, hat pins, buckles, and other large novelty items -- might bring several times that.
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