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Cost per bead:

8.1 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

9mm ovals (football-shaped).

Colors/description:

Glass beads (probably white) with a synthetic silver-colored coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The coating on Czech pearls is fairly thin, and I don't know how durable it will be.  Also, inevitably a few pearls will be missing some coating around one of the holes (a common defect with Czech coated beads).  A few pearls may also have some anomalies in the coating, such as bumps, indentations or a bit of dirt.  I have written a special page about glass pearls and other coated beads; please click here to read it.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

In low light, these beads look a little like chrome instead of silver.