Hi Gigabitz,
Yes, the scales are most certainly bone. Once you've seen ivory, you'll be able to identify ivory pretty easily from then on. Ivory is smooth and clear and unblemished, sometimes slightly grainy to the touch (if unpolished or if the polish has worn off).
Bone is pockmarked, with little streaks or dark spots on it and it has a significantly rougher texture and looks less "clean" and "crisp" than ivory.
That said, I don't think bone is particularly valuable. I've never heard of it being valuable, at least. Ivory, silver, ebony and gold were the scale-materials which had/have value.
Yes, the scales are most certainly bone. Once you've seen ivory, you'll be able to identify ivory pretty easily from then on. Ivory is smooth and clear and unblemished, sometimes slightly grainy to the touch (if unpolished or if the polish has worn off).
Bone is pockmarked, with little streaks or dark spots on it and it has a significantly rougher texture and looks less "clean" and "crisp" than ivory.
That said, I don't think bone is particularly valuable. I've never heard of it being valuable, at least. Ivory, silver, ebony and gold were the scale-materials which had/have value.