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4mm Opaque Lime Green Coated Round Beads [118+] (see Comments)

4mm Opaque Lime Green Coated  Round Beads [118+] (see Comments)
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Price Per Lot: $3.20
Lots Available: 7
Style No. (bin): G2096 (eaa-b+c)

Style: G2096
Beads per lot: 118+
Cost per bead: 2.7 cents
Bead material: Glass with a synthetic coating
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Size/shape: 4mm round (spherical).
Colors/description: Glass beads, probably white, with a synthetic lime green coating.  By synthetic I mean polymer-based.
Hole size: 1mm (estimated).
Defects: The coating on Czech coated beads is fairly thin, and I don't know how durable it will be (although I expect that it should last for years, but perhaps not for decades).  Synthetic coatings can be pulled off, so you should not pull on it around the holes.  A few beads may have some anomalies in the coating, such as bumps, indentations, bubbles or a bit of dirt.  Inevitably, a few beads will be missing a bit of coating around one of the holes (a common defect).  Some beads may have "tags" of excess coating around the holes; the tags can be clipped off with small scissors or, better yet, cuticle nippers.
How photographed: At the window in natural daylight.
Comments: I like this gentle green.  Although I'm not fond of synthetic coatings in general, sometimes they look better than glass.  Important:  As I have worked with the beads, I've realized that they are paler (i.e., lighter) than the picture makes them appear.  When fixing up a picture, it is always a difficult balance between making the beads look too bright or too dark.
Date first posted: October 19, 2012
Supplier: C
Caleb's notes: I should have gotten more than just 2 mass.
4mm Opaque Lime Green Coated  Round Beads [118+] (see Comments)
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Tags: G2096, opaque, rounds,