15mm Quahog Pearl Ring

by Roni W. Abbott
(Cornerville, Tn)

My Grandfather was a clamer all his life. He was born in 1926 and has sinced past. He found many pearls in the clams he harvested from his clam grounds in the Chincoteague bay, Virginia. All shapes, colors and sizes. One day he found a beautiful pearl and had it made into a ring for my Gandmother in the late 1930s early 1940s.

This ring has been in my family since its harvest.

The pearl is about 15mm and very beautiful.

Upon reading the headlines on AOL this morning about the quahog pearl found in Florida, I remembered having several of them in the size found. I went into my jewelry box and found several that my Grandfather had found and kept but have never been made into rings.

I began my search on the internet and began to wonder about the ring I am so in love with because it is a family heirloom.

I am really wondering about the value potential of this ring and the pearls.

Any comments would be appreciated.

Thank You,
Roni W. Abbott