This was found in a box of shells from an antique store.  I only thought it wasn't a very attractive shell so just kind of left it in the box.  Looking through them again, I was surprised by what I saw inside.  The shell was signed by someone named Nell (I believe).  Even better, it was DATED 1908.  This was so special to me to find this.  Most shells you really can't say how old they are and you can't with this one either but to have it dated by a person in 1908, you know it has to be pretty old.