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Originally Posted by David
But as Spiral has pointed out, testing for radioactive isotope can accurately date ivory to the 1947 timeline. What i don't know is how expensive this test actually is to conduct. But it seems that if we (as in ALL antique collectors) can find a way to petition the authorities to consider this form of testing for ivory items we might stand some chance of adjusting the laws to suit antique collectors.
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I am under the impression from recent reading that it costs about $350 per item, But a decade plus ago it was thousands.
So I guess if a business was set up or a university wanted funds, & 100s of test were done the price would drop massively.
Spiral