6mm Silver-Colored Teardrop Beads [100]

Cost per bead:

4.8 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

6mm teardrops with the hole running sideways through the small end.

Colors/description:

Glass beads with a silver-colored surface; it is probably not real silver.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

As I say above, I don't know if the coating is real silver or not.  I assume that the coating is fired onto the bead, but I don't know if that is the case.  I have never known any of the metallic Czech beads to lose their coatings.  When I restocked these beads in Apri, 2013, my normal formula resulted in a higher price, so I believe that the supplier has raised its price, though I can't be sure without going through the old orders.  (My price went up just 30 cents.)