Finding a Pearl
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Puget Sound Pearls 
My family and I were on a camping trip in the San Juan islands. We were doing some sightseeing and decided to harvest some shellfish to go with our dinner. …

Is this a pearl? 
It is connected to the shell and has a shiny black tip which seems round and incased. Is it a pearl?

Blue Mussel Pearl 
My eldest son found this blue mussel shell on a beach in Scotland, near a village called Arisaig. It’s on the west coast mainland. We know nothing about …

Huge pearl in my fried oyster lunch 
After a busy day of running our dog to the vet, and driving to and from Seattle. We stopped for lunch. I ordered fried oysters ad I have many times but …

Clam pearl - Found - Lost - Found Again 
I was cooking clams for my son one night and as I was finishing the last three I bit something hard, white, very round and not small at all. I looked at …

Clammin n Jammin Quahog  
I found a quahog in my clam, I figured it was a rock because I didn't know clams made pearls. I am glad I didn't swallow it or hurt a tooth. Depending …

Publix Oyster Pearls 
Three (3) tiny pearls found in an oyster I bought at Publix.

Pearl Found in Mexico 
My dad passed away a year ago and I finally got a chance to get away for a few days for my birthday. My husband and myself went to Mexico (Sea of Cortez) …

Found a pearl in a clam  
Hello! I was out to dinner with my family and eating a dozens steamers as usual. The first clam I bit into I felt something solid. Turns out it was probably …

I also found a Pearl in a New Orleans Restaurant Oyster! 
They must be popular in Louisiana. I was thinking of putting it in a shadow box as a keepsake, but now I'm thinking I should get it appraised in case it's …

Found Huge 9.21 carat Natural Akoya Pearl Antique Ring 
I purchased this antique pearl ring a few years ago. I decided to send it to GIA for a certification after Kari mentioned I should do so with a different …

Found while shucking oysters—pearl? And, pea crabs 
Found this while shucking oysters. What I believe to be a pearl and also 2 pea crabs (found separately, in other oysters)

Found a pearl necklace and matching bracelet  
A friend of mine's mother had passed away and she asked me if I would mind helping her clean out her storage when I helped her clean out the storage she …

Natural Wild Graduated Saltwater pearl strand... in the trash? 
Hello Two days ago, on garbage day. I went for a walk to check the mail. I saw a garbage bag had blown into the street. I picked it up to put it back …

Is it a pearl ? 
Hi Kari, I recently came upon something that resembled a large pearl in Oman. I enquired with some fishermen whether they had pearls and I was shown this …

15mm pearl  
I found a pearl it looks like a akoya or a south sea pearl a part of the nacre looks great. This part was where the muscle of the mossulsc was still stuck …

Gulf of Mexico pearls 
After every oyster season I have good luck finding pearls washed up. Would love to be able to have a couple large round pearls appraised!

Chesapeake Bay pearl! 
I was eating at The Galley in St. Michaels in the Chesapeake, and I ordered raw oysters on the half shell… and to my surprise, I found a pearl in the first …

Conch Pearl  
Hello I’ve found a Bahamian conch pearl and I’m interested in selling it.

fantastic pearl 
i have found very nice pearl in marine snail fossil. i am waiting your appraisement

Pinkish clam pearl in seafood dish 
Hi,Kari, I bit into a 5-6mm light pinkish clam pearl in my seafood dish at a restaurant in Providence Rhode Island. Just curious on if there is any value …

Crab pEarl? 
Just yesterday I was having king crab legs when pulling out some of the meat out came a hard object which look like a piece of stone. I put it to the …

Fossilized shells 
My x found a few fossilized peals and other fossils how can I send u a picture

Did I find a pearl on Drake Island Beach, Maine? 
My son and I went for a walk on Drake Island Beach today, our first time on that gorgeous beach. He said he wanted to find a pearl and did I think it was …

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Did I Find a Pearl in Shape of a Horse? 
When Yolanda hit my country's Philippines. The river flood is so big. When the storm stop and the flood is gone. I decide to walk around in my farm to …

Pearl from the snake fish 
In my country Philippines there are so many river fish here. Specially in the mountain river. Me and my friend go out and climb the mountain to rich the …

Pearls? 
Was going thru a recently deceased relatives possessions and found two pearls!!....i think

Nearly broke a tooth! 
I was eating some scallops for dinner and all of a sudden I felt like I was chewing on a piece of my tooth. I spat all of my food out and googled just …

Quahog clam pearl or marble? 
I have a history of finding marbles around in weird places. My husband teases me about "losing my marbles" all the time. I found this amoung the rocks …

Inherited Ring with Purple Pearl 
I inherited this lovely old platinum ring with a purple pearl. I am wondering if this may be a Quahog pearl? Does anyone have an opinion? Many thanks …

Oyster Stew Finding a Pearl 
My husband and I were enjoying a a Valentines buffet at Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl, PA. He was eating oyster stew and thought he had a piece …

Are Blister pearls worth anything?  
Found a few blister pearls over time in oyster shells.

Found a pearl shucking at Bernard Parish Louisiana oysters  
I shuck oysters for a local seafood restaurant and I found a pearl inside the oyster itself I could see how white it was actually before I picked it out. …

Joke that I’m spitting out a pearl! 
I was in Round Rock, TX at Salt Trader. I order a dozen golf oysters on happy hour all for myself. My very very last oyster I chomp down and bite something …

Pearl found rockwall tx.  
Round white pearl found while fossil hunting. I have found some incredible fossil. Ozan formation. When I first saw it I thought a white marble, but thought …

Found a Peal 
My husband bought kg and kg of oysters from Ceduna. We froze them. Every week I would make everyone 1/2 a dozen oysters Kilpatricks. I choose the smallest …

Natural oysters pearls  
Hi, I have found some wild oysters while diving in south east of England and they had pearls so I know they are genuine.I would like to find out if they …

Found a pearl in my oyster stew! 
Growing up we always had oyster stew on Christmas eve. After my parents passed I still made it every year. I'm usually the only one that eats it as my …

Ever seen a black cockle pearl? Neither had we! 
My wife and I were at Costco today and picked up a few Lbs of Cockles to steam up for dinner. They were delicious. I walked into the kitchen after dinner …

Pure luck! Finding a Pearl in a Memory Box 
Hi Kari, found in family memories in a box of snails. Uncertified. It fits perfectly in the oyster. I would like to know what kind of oyster it is. I greet …

A Few Abalone Pearls! 
Cleaning out my deceased Grandmas bedroom I came across these beautiful abalone pearls. I design and create jewelry, but have never used these pearls. …

found some conch pearls 
i am a big conch fan so i eat it on a regular basis. Over the years while preparing my conch i came across these beautiful pearls. i would like to know …

Pearl  
Hi, I know nothing of Pearls. This one I’ve had for 20yrs or so. I found it while shucking clams to make Chowder. Recently I was killing time online so …

awesome pearl 
I live in erie pa...me and my 8year old son go rock hunting and shell hunting all the time...alot of the time i just throw them in the bucket to check …

Pearl found in old Oyster Shell - fossil pearl? 
Hello, I am unsure if this would be the right forum. I inherited an old seashell collection from my Grandmother when she was still living (as I LOVE seashells, …

Mis perlas 
Vengo de una humilde familia de Pescadores y buzos, en una zona rural de Costa Rica, provincia guanacaste Distrito la cruz cantón Santa Elena en un pueblo …

Possible pearl from New Smyrna Beach, FL? 
I am on vacation with my mom in Florida. We went to New Smyrna Beach today, which usually does not have hardly any shells on it. But, due to recent storms, …

PEARL in a scallop at an Italian restaurant in NJ 
You said you wanted all the juicy details, so here it goes. So this guy I have a crush on gave me a nice bottle of prosecco for my birthday. Well today …

Piles of pearls, tales of a diehard picker 
Hi Kari, I have been diving (figuratively speaking) for pearls, gems, jewels of every sort since 12 years old. I now do have piles of pearls and know …

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Found this while shucking oysters at work 
I work at a restaurant that serves fresh oysters on Friday and Saturday night. While I was shucking oysters tonight I think I found a pearl. But not sure. …

Natural Saltwater Pearl in Seashell 
One day while relaxing on the beach, I found a seashell in the sea as the waves broke on the shore. There was a beautiful pearl peeping out of the shell. …

Aussie black mussel pearls 
When I was a kid I used to go fishing at my secret spot in Tasmania and shuck mussels for bait and cooking on the fire most of the time I would find some …

First time! 
Growing up in south Louisiana, with family less than a mile from the gulf coast, I have wonderful memories of my parents and cousins purchasing sacks of …

My Freshwater Pearl Find 
Hello, love this site! I found this natural freshwater pearl in the bottom of my shell cleaning bucket after a day of shelling on my local river, the Rock …

I found some pearls 
I work în Greece as chef and i found în a shell some pearls that have different size and colors

Surprise Pearl Find in Vietnam - Spicy Clam Dish 
I spent a day travelling with a Vietnamese family in the Hoi An area in Vietnam. We stopped for lunch at a beach side eatery, and several seafood dishes …

Red Sea Pearl 
My husband and I were on a one day trip to south Sinai a place called Ras Sedr in the Red Sea. We make sure we collect seashells when we travel anywhere. …

Anniversary Pearl! 
We went out for our 4th anniversary. While eating an oyster appetizer, I bit down on something hard. My first thought was,"How do I break a tooth on an …

Pearl found in Gulfport  
Is this a pearl? I found it inside the shell laying on the edge of the water.

Found - River Blister Pearl  
God sent me a river pearl of unparalleled beauty and size

Tiny Black Pearl 
I just went to San Francisco and I was enjoying a clam steamer plate when I bit something hard. Once I spit it out, it was a tiny black looking pearl. …

Unique purple pink and lavender pearls - kinda ugly?' 
Aloha, I'd Love to know more about these kinda weird looking pearls that I was gifted a few years ago from a very well-to-do lady who no longer wanted …

I found a blue pearl in a mussel - Italy 
Ten days ago, I found a blue pearl in a mussel while I ate "paella" with my friend in a restaurant/pizzeria in my city. At first I thought the cook had …

Pearl oyster exceptional blister - perle huitre exceptionnelle blister 
Hello Kari and thank you very much for your super site. I am a fisherman on foot for more than 35 years (I am 45), I live in Brittany (France). I …

Found pearl while eating oysters with my boyfriend 
My boyfriend and I live in Florida and we are oyster fanatics. We go all the time and today while he was eating he almost broke his tooth. He spit out …

Found in a box of donations - Are these pearls? 
While at work going through a box of donated belongings I found a beaded necklace containing 21 large irregular shaped pearls on it. I've tried to …

Pearl in a mussel 
Hello, I've recently (only 6 days ago) become very obsessed with pearls. I've looked up how they form, culturing pearls, rare pearls, pearl parties, …

Pine Island, Florida oyster treasure found hanging on seawall. 
While sitting on the seawall, watching the little wood crabs play among the oysters, I spotted this little treasure. The shell was adhered to the wall. …

PEARL! 
One of our local clubs had a clam steam, my mother is the President of the club. She gave my husband 3 dozen clams to eat, in one of the clams my husband …

Florida Beach Treasure - a Pearl? 
I found this pearl on vacation in Fort Myers Beach Florida while looking for sea shells in shallow water. At first I thought it was a piece of trash from …

Conch Pearl Found While Helping a Fisherman 
I am a former military diver I practice my passion, snorkeling, in Guadeloupe for leisure. While helping a fisherman I found a very rare conch pearl last …

Sean's North Coast Ab Pearl 191Ct x 95mm x 25mm  
We found this pearl on the North Coast and didn't realize it until we were home. While cleaning the Ab we had harvested this little beauty slipped out …

Natural freshwater pearl found in St. Croix River MN/WI 
I was agate hunting in the St. Croix River in Hudson WI. In the shallows of the river I found this pearl loose among the pebbles. is it of any value? …

Pearl found on the beach on Monterey 
my dad loved the beach and we used to treasure hunt together all the time. After he passed i felt that's my connection to him - and so when I went treasure …

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Large Baroque Abalone Pearl - Need Appraisal!! 
My husband and I were on an adventure excursion in Northern California and found this amazing abalone pearl on the morning of my 30th Birthday, a true …

Found a Pink Conch Pearl 
I went fishing today and while taking the conch from the shell, I discovered the pink pearl. What is the value? I'll include a picture. Found in the Bahamian …

Best of the Blue Mussel Natural Pearls Bunch  
Still collecting natural pearls and I love finding unusual ones.

Found what could be an abalone pearl amongst grandfathers old tools 
I came across a small plastic bag with a small hard rock like object when I was clearing up my husbands shed. His grandfather had given him some old tools …

LAGUNA BEACH PEARLS IN MUSSELS 
It was 40 years ago I was 10 years old. I would go fishing out off a reef that I had to paddle out to with my surfboard. There where huge mussels out there. …

Abalone pearl 
Big 42 carats want to sell

Quahog Pearl Ring - A Father's Gift 
Sometime in the fifties my Dad got a second job working as a short order cook at a pub that featured a raw oyster and clam bar on the weekends. He brought …

Pearl in the shell - African Collection 
I found this pearl in the shell in a collection of items that were mostly from Africa in the 70's. I would like to know what it is and how much it might …

2 pearls attached black and white both round  
I can't find anything about this oyster and think it may be rare, can anyone help by telling me the type?! I can't find any pictures of anything like this. …

39 Carats Baroque Puerto Rico Pink Conch Pearl 
Hi my name is Dale from the island of Puerto Rico and next to the Island of Viequez. I just became a fisherman one year ago and a few week ago I was fishing …

The world's first Tridacna Gigantea pearl found? 
I came to Kenya in 1990 and started collecting fossil Tridacna Gigantea (giant clams) in 1995. Tridacna Gigantea is a diffrent clam compared to Tridacna …

Found a pearl, it is probably tridacna gigas pearl 
Early 2015, I visited a beach in Java Island, Indonesia. On the beach sand, I took some clams, sand, and other beautiful things as my collection. After …

I found a pearl in NYC... I think... 
I was having oysters with my girlfriend and some friends in NYC last night when I noticed a "lump" in one of my oysters after eating it. I washed out …

I've Found a Bunch of Blue Mussel Pearls?! 
Hello, my name is Texas Hayman and I come to Camden, ME every year. I have a bottle of at least 30 pearls that I have found and I'm curious if they are …

Purple Pearls found at a beach in Scotland? 
Was out wondering the beach and came across a pearl, found 2 more after long hard looking,

Could it be a pearl? 
I visited Gibbys in Old Montreal this weekend and ordered OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL. As I ate one, I thought I felt a broken piece of the shell in my mouth. …

WHITE PEARL 
Hi I found my pearl while having a meal with my girlfriend down in shibden valley. I have not done anything with it yet as I would like to know what …

Fried Oyster Surprise?!?!? 
Had a great lunch today! While eating a fried oyster basket at a local place called Flying Fish. I found this little guy. :) can it be? A real Pearl?

Beautiful pearl found in Louisiana Oyster! 
My Fiance and I were visiting a restaurant in Ocean Springs, MS over the weekend. I love raw oysters, so I always have to order some if we go to a restaurant …

Pearl we found.... 
8-9 years ago my wife found a completely intact oyster shell at Half Moon Bay with what appears to be a pearl or developing one. We shared some pictures …

Pen pearls found in Croatia! 
Hello Kari, I've been free diving for some wing shells to try a Greek recipe. When I opened them I've found some pearls of different colours, size …

A pearl at Red Lobster 
my husband and I went to Red Lobster for our 5th wedding anniversary and my husband ordered the oysters on a half shell, and the last one had a pearl in …

Finding pearls at work, Are they valuable? 
Years ago I worked at a canning facility. I was a mechanic and found them when I was taking apart the machinery to clean it. They came from natural conch …

Finding a Quahog Pearl - One of the perks of the job 
I was opening a bag of clams for a batch of Clams Casino, found this purple pearl. It sat on my dresser in a catch-all coffee cup until I saw an article …

Blue Cabochon Pearl 
Today I made mussel soup from some huge blue mussels that my brother gathered at Bodega Bay Marina in California. I felt something hard in my mouth …

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Did i find a natural Pearl? 
So i am a Oyster Shucker/Cook at an Oyster Bar in Fort Lauderdale Florida. I was wondering if what I had found in these two oysters from Virginia could …

Small grey toned oyster pearl found 
Had Red Lobster in south Orlando and cooked me and my wife a batch of fried oysters today. The special part of this story is Red Lobster doesn't have them …

Quahog pearl cracked molar#19 
IN 2001 I WENT CLAMMING ON LONG BEACH ISLAND NEW JERSEY. WHILE ENJOYING THE DAYS CATCH I BIT DOWN ON A CLAM WHICH CONTAINED A PEARL THAT CRACKED MY TOOTH. …

Jersey Shore Pearl 
As my husband and I sat outside on this beautiful Blood Moon day of Oct.8th 2014 having a few dozen clams for lunch ....I bit down n looked at him spitting …

Miracle Pearl Found in Panama City, Florida 
At Panama City Beach, Florida, I was on vacation with my fiance. I was walking on the beach picking up shells, when I cupped my hand trying to filter some …

Oyster Pearl found in Florida 
Found this today in a oyster in Florida

Bahrain Pearl 
Im from Texas and some how found myself in Bahrain and on this particular day diving with snorkels for the world renowned Natural Bahraini Oyster Pearl. …

Found tiny oyster pearl while eating chinese 
I took my Mom out for a belated Mothers Day dinner at my local Chinese buffet, and when my Mom saw me eating oysters she said, "I wouldn't eat oysters...unless …

Large strawberry Trochys Pearls 
After finding a 40mm horn shaped, cream with green streaks, pearl inside a conch in south-east asia, I showed a few of the locals on the island. They …

Blister Pearl (NZ mussel) 
Walking the dogs down the beach this morning and looking for ambergris, I found this waiting for me instead.

Found 6 pearls in 2011 
Been eating oysters for 30 years and never bit into a pearl until 2011. I lost the first 2 pearls, hence why the photo only has 4. The first one no big …

Blue mussel pearls from Norway 
It's not the first time I collected blue mussels for dinner, but I have never found a pearl before! It was from on my new location. In some of them were …

black pearl 
I Was Visiting My Daughter At The University Of Hartford, And While Having Lunch At A Sushi Bar I Pulled A Black Pearl Out Of My Mouth From A mussel. Please …

Inherited Some Pearls 
Hi, I inherited some Basra pearls from a relative who was in pearls business about half a century ago they are all different types strands, baroque, large …

Oyster Pearl Crazy for Mardi Gras 
My family and friends came down for Mardi Gras and of course went for oysters while they were here. I got a dozen of course and I was literally half finished …

Mississippi Leaf River Mussel Pearl 
Hello everyone! I found this uncultured mussel pearl on the Leaf River during a recent fishing trip. Finding it was so exciting! Thanks for such a …

Mexican pearlas?? 
5 years ago, in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, I found shops selling pink pearl necklaces. Local Pacific Ocean fishermen divers, I was told, found the pearls and …

got a pearl from an oyster at red lobster  
Ordered oysters at Red Lobster like my husband And I always do. I was on my third oyster bit something hard I took it out my mouth so see what In the …

I found my Blister Pearl at a garage sale! lol :) 
I went to a garage sale to find accessories for summer. I was looking through the necklace section at some cut shells and touched a bump on the back of …

Found pearl in an oyster in the San Juan Islands (salt water, Puget Sound) 
I noticed a full oyster shell on the beach in the San Juan Islands in Washington. I gently opened it and noticed a pearl kind of stuck to the shell inside. …

Finding an Oyster Pearl Inside Of an Unusually Large Oyster 
Me and a friend were eating at A1 Super Buffet when I bit into an Oyster. I felt something in my mouth and worried. Was it my tooth? No. I stared at the …

Found Pearls? 
Hello I am seeking some help on determining what I have found? I am a collector of ww2 military items, at a recent estate sale I purchased a lot of Japanese …

Estate Sale Find 
Hi Kari, I found these two suites at an estate sale for $10.00 and $17.00. For me it was as exciting as finding them in the shell. What do you think? …

Purple Pearl from MS Gulf Coast Oyster 
I found this dark purple pearl while eating a raw oyster on the MS Gulf Coast. I've searched the internet and the only purple pearls I can find are from …

I found a lavender Pear tonight at dinner 
I was eating steamed clams at bonefish mac in Welinngton Florida tonight and bit into this pearl. The picture really does not show the color it is …

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Found a pearl in an oyster on a Valentine's day dinner! 
So my bf took me to a valentine's day dinner at a steakhouse restaurant, we ordered some oysters and found a pearl in one of them. I sent an email to …

Natural Pearl Blue Mussel 
My son ordered Puttanesca which came with blue mussels. He gave the mussels to me and as I was eating one I bit down on a large hard stone. When I looked …

Bon Secour , Alabama oyster with pearl 
Got some oysters from a buddy who bought then from Bon Secour, Alabama. I sucked the oyster and bit into it and found what I thought was a shell. I then …

Bumble Bee Oysters 
Find a nice little ball of a pearl when eating some raw oysters. Swirls of black and white, nearly perfectly rounded and very smooth. Shocked the crap …

Found a black pearl, wondering how much it's worth 
I bought a little oyster kit here in Kingston Ontario Canada. The oyster was in a little see through can with the peel back tab on the top with water …

Giant Pearl 
I found this Giant Pearl 20 year ago at south of Thailand

I bit a pearl 
My fiancee' and his best friend used to love to go to Chesapeake Bay fishing. My fiancee' doesn't go anymore but his friend still does and sometimes brings …

Finding a pearl in the Key West 
Once, I had driven to Key West and went on a diving boat for an adventure. I asked the captain of the boat where I could find a GOOD seafood restaurant …

CapeCod Pearl 
I found this today while making lunch. I picked the oysters fresh yesterday. What should I do with it? How do I remove it?

Green eyed beauty - Can anyone identify this? 
Recently I was searching for a watch back in my old jewelry that I had in storage and came across a red velvet box. Instantly recognizing it as a gift …

Purple clam pearl from Sea of Cortez 
While enjoying a feast of steamed clams with friends in 1992 at a beach home in Puerto Penasco,Mexico, (a fishing village on the east side of the Sea of …

15mm.. ocean side find..not sure...  
During a fishing trip on Vacouver Island, I was excited to explore the shoreline as the ocean has always facinated me. This find really stood out !! …

I found a pearl while eating chargrilled oysters at Acme Oyster House in New Orleans LA.  
The pearl I found was about the size of a Bb. It was very exciting to find. I plan to keep it in a little cute box for now and use it as my lucky charm. …

Could this be a pearl? 
I was snorkeling at Fort de Soto, Beach FL, looking for sand dollars in knee deep water,when I came upon this cream colored marble sized hopefully pearl. …

Surprise in my Oyster Po-Boy - St. Pete Beach Florida 
I was shocked (and in a little pain) when I bit down on this pearl at a restaurant near the beach! Is there any value to pearls like this. The picture …

A pearl in my fried oyster? 
I bit into a fried oyster at a restaurant at the beach in NC and spit out a white ball. Huh? I wonder if it is a pearl? It looks like a rock, as it's not …

Drayton Harbor Pearl 
I was in Seattle on travel with some work peers and ordered 1/2 dozen oysters advertized from Drayton Harbor in Puget Sound. I bit into the oyster and …

Texas Pearler 
In 1996, I went thru a terrible divorce. Thru my healing of I met a Lakota medicine man.We became fast friends and one day he told me of a treasure in …

My Boyfriend Found This Pearl. 
My boyfriend found this pearl when he was very young.He decided to keep it and give it to someone he really loves.0n my 21st birthday he decided to give …

Found a Pearl in Maine 
It is quite exciting to find a pearl! I was walking along a rocky beach with my daughter and saw a Mussel shell lying open with a pearl on it. The pearl …

Love Pearl 
My new boyfriend and I were enjoying a wonderful evening together after a long day. We got together kind of by fate. A friend invited me to a Beltane Celebration, …

Pearl in a little neck clam? 
For my 20th birthday, I wanted a seafood dinner, my mom ordered 24 little neck clams and I grabbed one on a whim. While eating it I noticed something hard. …

Royal Blue Pearl Found in Bay of Fundy 
We found this in Nova Scotia in the Annapolis Basin in the Bay Of Fundy. Took it to a Gemologist who verified it was a pearl but was not an expert. He …

Natural Pearls from Western Canada 
Natural Pearls from Western Canada For the past two years, I've been busy at the farm and other new experimental areas here in Tofino. I have added …

Found a pearl in Brisbane 
We found this pearl at the beach near Brisbane a few years back. kids were collecting shells and brought them home. About month later we were going through …

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Dinner Pearl 
My family and I were eating at the Broken Egg Bistro in Chesapeake, VA; my mom wanted Oyster Rockefeller. As I ate my 2nd oyster, I realized something …

Natural Oyster Pearl 
My boyfriend was eating a fried oyster and bit into a huge pearl. It is almost as big as a penny, white and brown in color. How can I found out how much …

Katrina Oyster Pearl 
I was eating dinner at a wonderful restaurant called "Goatfeathers" in Columbia, SC just last night, February 17, 2012. We were enjoying oyster/spinach …

New Years Pearl! 
On the 2nd of January 2012, i went fishing at the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. It was at this time i was i was wondering if this year was going to be a …

7 Pearls Found in One Oyster 
7 Pearls Found in One Oyster At first Mike Burnett thought he had lost part of a tooth. There was something hard in the oyster he was eating the …

Granny's Rare Pearl Pendant Find! 
My Grandmother handed down this rare beauty and I'm interested in learning more about it. It sat in her jewelry box for over 50+ yrs. I love that My …

Marble Size Pearl found in New Zealand 
Marble Size Pearl found in New Zealand Portia Himsel thought she had found a marble in a shell while playing at a Banks Peninsula beach on Boxing Day, …

Christmas Eve Natural Pearl Find 
Went out to dinner at Red Lobster for Christmas Eve. It is a tradition for our family. I bit down on something hard in my oyster and to my surprise when …

Found one in an oyster at a chinese buffet and more stories of pearls found 
Kari's note: I'm joining several "found a pearl" entries on one page because they are each short. I was eating a raw oyster at my favorite Chinese …

Bachelor party pearl!!!!!!!!! 
My fiance's brothers took me out for a bachelor party in New Orleans and we went to an oyster bar. Sitting down i realized i wanted a couple dozen oysters …

Pearl in a frozen box of fresh water mussels 
We were having a seafood dinner and got a box of New Zealand fresh water Mussels. I had already taken them out of the shell and was cooking them. Sitting …

my pearly oyster blister pearl 
I found this seashell as i was walking along the beach. I picked it up as you rarely find these sort of shells as a whole. As i looked inside (unfortunately …

Found Six Pearls in One Raw Oyster at Red Lobster 
Look at the treasure I got from one oyster, and I didn't even break a tooth. My husband stared at me amazed as I pulled pearl after pearl from my mouth, …

Found a black pearl during dinner 
My girlfriend and I just got engaged. We are enjoying a weekend in Montreal to celebrate. During dinner, she fed me a mussel and it felt like their was …

First Date 
Met a guy via the internet and after a few phone conversations we decided to spend New Years Eve together. We had such a great date that we wanted to spend …

PEARL IN A BAKED CLAM 
ME,MY WIFE AND MY SON DECIDED TO WALK TO DOWNTOWN LISLE, ILLINOIS, JUST OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO, ON THE BEAUTIFUL EVENING OF JUNE 25TH 2011. THERE WAS A SMALL …

Pearls from the Red Lobster Sea 
While working our ways through college, my first husband worked at Red Lobster. He trained his way through nearly every position, from kitchen prep to …

King Scallop Pearl  
Hi Kari You may recall I made contact with you a couple of months ago about finding a King Scallop Pearl (from a King Scallop which had been fished …

Pearl in a smoked oyster? 
I bought some Geisha smoked oysters yesterday from a local grocery store. I put one in my mouth, which looked a little bigger than the rest with more of …

I found a pearl in the shell 
I was walking down the waterway here were I live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, saw a shell, picked it up cause my wife said it was pretty, put it in …

For my 25th wedding anniversary! 
I found a little white pearl in a mussel and it was our 25th wedding anniversary! What a nice gift from God! It's so exciting to feel this and found …

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Pearl found in Toronto 
My friend and I were enjoying pre-theatre oysters accompanied by a crisp Pinot Grigio when I felt something odd in my mouth. Thinking it was a rather large …

Pearl found in Anchorage, Alaska Restaurant 
I was having lunch with some friends at a local Anchorage, Alaska restaurant famous for their steamed butterclams in a wine sauce, when I bit into this …

Pearl Gagging 
A simple early afternoon I was eating lunch at an seafood place enjoying my fried oysters and shrimp until I took another bite of one particular oyster …

Fossil Hunter Finds Pearls 
I found three pearls & shells looking for fossils. Read about the world's largest fossil pearl . Here is an excerpt about the large fossil pearl …

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Nautilus Pearl? 
Good Day Sir/Mam I am Katherine and I lived in southernmost part of Mindanao, Philippines.I would like to seek professional advice from you regarding …

Pearl Found in Port Isable, Texas 
One weekend we found this pearl out of 80 oysters. I was so overjoyed. Could you tell me a little about this? Thank you so much.

6 (pearls?) found in Oyster at Red Lobster 
Went to lunch at Red Lobster in MN, and had raw Oysters. Inside one of the Oysters I got quite a surprise! The staff did their best to assure me that …

Cook found a pearl 
One of the cooks I work with found a pearl in an oyster that came from Sysco. I have found pearls myself, but this is the most random place to find one …

Pearl Found in Grilled Oysters 
My brother and I picked up 8 live oysters at the grocery store as an appetizer for our most recent BBQ. We ate 4 raw and put the last 4 on the grill. He …

Natural Australian Pearl 
Hi, my name is Daniel. I live in Bundaberg Queensland. I found what I think is an akoya pearl while I was eating some some raw oysters. It is near round …

Gaia Finds a Pearl 
Gaia Finds a Pearl We spend the evening with our French friends, eating oysters brought by advance arrangement from a local fishermen. The eighth of …

Is this a black pearl? 
I just home from the Abalone Cove tide pools in Palos Verdes, CA and took a picture of the weirdest mollusk creature w/ a black pearl in the middle (I …

Natural Oyster Pearl Found 
Natural Oyster Pearl Found A Latrobe boy crunched down on a pretty little bonus when he dug into fried oysters at a local restaurant. "I was eating …

SELLING MORE THAN 70 REAL 100% NATURAL PEARLS FROM THE SEA OF CORTEZ  
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT....IT IS SO AMAZING TO FIND OUT THAT THE HERITAGE FROM MY GREAT GREAT GRAMPA WAS WORTH SOMETHING. THIS IS HIS STORY FROM 1860 THE YEAR …

Noah's Flood Pearls 
A while back, a young oil or gas line worker spotted something shining in the early morning Sagebrush. He picked it up, and noticed two others glistening. …

Pearl Found in Oyster Po'Boy 
Yesterday we were having lunch at a local cajun restaurant and my wife bit into something hard in her fried oyster sandwich. Not sure if it is worth anything, …

Pearls at Hawaii Scuba Show 
My mother and I were in Hawaii when we went to a scuba show. You could pay the Scuba divers $5 to go to the bottom of the pool and fetch an oyster for …

Fossilized Pearl 
Greetings earthlings! My name is Joe and I'm from, no shirt, no shoes, Nokomis Florida. I am an avid fossil hunter and often find very large clam shells …

Two Pearls in One Oyster 
I'm in the Navy and recently had a port call in Hawaii. While I was there, I stopped at a kiosk with a friend and picked out the grossest looking oyster …

Jesse's Pearl 
It is 11:25 September 3, 2010. We got some fresh Apilachicola Oysters to eat raw. My fiance loves them. He came running in and had bit down on something …

Shell with Pearls Found 
My boyfriend was weeding the garden and under about 3/4 cms of dirt he found a big flattish kind of shell with a formed pearl and a few other not so formed …

I almost ate a saltwater mussel pearl! 
I got some mussels from Assateague Island and took them home. I steamed them and was eating them when I noticed that some of them were just a little crunchy. …

9yr Old Finds Pearl in Supermarket Oyster! 
I was at the grocery store with my dad, brother, sister and cousin. While my dad was getting sandwich meat, I decided to check out the seafood counter. …

Found a Pearl in Slidell, La! 
We live in Slidell, La. We had intentions for months to try the seafood distributor across the street, so we finally ventured over there and got a few …

What is this sea object? 
My Dad fought in WWII and got several of these from the Philippines. He said they came off something in the sea and called them "cat eyes". Do you know …

Red Abalone Pearl 
This Pearl has been in my family for over 30 years and I am excited to share the beauty of it with others. I was given a gunny sack of abalone shells my …

Verne 
Is there such things as fish bites on pearls? I recently bought 3 pieces of black south sea pearls which the jeweller made it into a pair of earrings and …

Pearl In Campbell's Clam Chowder?!?! 
I found what appears to be a tiny (~2mm) pearl in my first ever bowl of Campbell's Chunky New England Clam Chowder. Is this possible?

Found a Pearl 
Twenty five years ago I was eating a oyster and bit down on something hard it was a white shiny pearl almost perfect shape and it is shiny. Also pretty …

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Is this a Pearl? 
I found what appears to be a pearl while snorkeling in Florida. Can you tell me if it's a pearl or a conch pearl and what is the difference in value if …

Two Pearls in One Oyster - What a surprise! : ) 
Saturday evening was a great day. I went to the seafood market and bought a bushel of freshwater oysters. I came home and steamed them a little and then …

I worked on the Mississippi River for 5 years as a commercial clammer and found a number of pearls. 
I clammed on the Mississippi River for 5 summers form 1991-1995. We sold the clams for the shell that were made into round beads to be inserted into oysters …

Found a pearl  
WELL I WAS JUST EATING DINNER WHEN MY STEP FATHER SAYS, MY TOOTH! HE SPITS OUT SOME THING ROUND. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A TOOTH AT FIRST BUT THEN HE THOUGHT …

Found a pearl! 
My boyfriend and I went out to eat at a Chinese buffet. I was eating oysters in a half shell (pulling them out with a fork) and found a pearl! It doesn't …

Florida Fossil Pearl 
The pearl I found is a fossil pearl, I’m certain, as I found it in the sea shell “mulch” which we have used extensively in our landscape, along with Florida …

Three Blue Mussel pearls 
I found three pearls in a giant 7 3/4 inch blue mussel shell off the coast of California in Fort Bragg, California. But actually the shells were on my …

Casis Cornuta Pearl Natural from Indonesia 
We have casis cornuta pearl best flame and luster. Now the pearl in my hand weight 4.10 gram, surface good, no crack, best structure. The pearl good …

I believe I found a pearl in an oyster I was eating! 
So I was eating some raw oysters in a restaurant and I almost broke my tooth on something that I believe is a pearl. I have attached a photo of it. I …

Claudia Watkins Natural Pearl 
In about 1951-1952, my brother sailed and worked on the Luxury Liner the USS Luraline, traveling back and forth from San Fran to Honolulu. While he was …

Cassis Cornuta 
We just got one big and really great beautiful pearl from cassis cornuta, 22 gramm. It's from eastern island of Indonesia. Please enjoy the picture. …

Dad Finds Pearls 
I don't have a picture of the pearls but wanted to share this story with you. My Dad found not one but two pearls in an oyster about 35 years ago and …

Found while eating oysters San Francisco Wharf 
My husband ordered a dozen raw oysters while eating at Sabella's and De Torres on the wharf, in San Francisco California...of course I had to try a few. …

Green Turbo Marmoratus Pearl 
We just got beautiful pearls from green turbo marmoratus. Size unique natural 13 gram. And some tridacna, nautilus etc. All on sale.

I THINK I FOUND A PEARL BUT NOT SURE 
MY NAME IS DAN AND I LIVE ON THE SOUTH SHORE OF LONG ISLAND,NY. MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE FISHING BUSINESS ANY WAY POSSIBLE, WHETHER IT …

Could this be a Pearl? 
A friend of mine was mixing sand for a golf coarse and found a five cm wide heavy white ball shaped object in the mix. It seems to be solid white but …

Disney Pearls 
My mom took my siblings and I to Disney World in Orlando this past holiday season, and in the Epcot park they have a world showcase exhibit, featuring …

Not sure if it is real 
I found (I think) a pearl in my fried oyster. We went out the night before and brought home the leftovers, and decided to warm up the rest the next day …

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!! 
While out to dinner the day after Christmas at a seafood restaurant I found a pearl. I ordered oysters and was eating one when I bit down on something …

My Christmas Surprise 
My boyfriend Kevin of about 8 months and I went to the Half Shell Raw Bar in Key West where we live on Christmas Eve. We were teasing each other about …

Pearl Found in Fried Oyster 
While eating fried oysters at local restaurant in Raleigh, NC I thought I had bitten a shell. This is what turned up. Any help in identifying the type …

Went to a hibachi bar! Oysters on the half shell. husband bit into an pearl!! 
Is this good luck? It's about the size of a bb gun pellet, white with an kinda orange stripe around it, very pale. Is this a good omen? Is it worth anything? …

my pearl 
My name is Darilyn Rivera. I live in Rochester N.Y. I work in Daves Lockers. My job in there is stuffing clams casino. Four people working here. Of the …

Found a pearl eating oysters tonight 
I was eating oysters at a local oyster roast and almost swallowed this pearl (see attached picture). I feel so blessed and fortunate. What a wonderful …

My husband found a pearl 
My husband and I were eating oysters when he found a pearl and it still has a hard coating around it with black in the middle, is it still good and what …

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CAN'T BELIEVE IT 
FOUND THIS PEARL IN A OYSTER AT THE RED LOBSTER RESTAURANT IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO, OCT 20, 2009

Are These Pearls?  
While working in Grand Isle, Vermont, doing cable tv construction, I discovered my 3 pearls at a base of a telephone pole. Looks like there was a tall …

Stingray Stomach "Pearl" 
We have one piece of Pearl wich we get at Andaman sea from sting ray stomach. We want to sell it. Can you kindly advise us for this matter.

Found Two Small Pearls 
I went out with my husband to a Portugese reataurant,we had a paeya for dinner and I felt something hard in my mouth and there there were.. 2 small pearls. …

I found a BLACK Pearl in an Oyster! 
A BLACK pearl! I’ve always wanted to find a pearl in an oyster! So The Boo™ and I went to Blue Fin ( Blue Fin Memphis ) for dinner this evening …

Pearl In Shell 
Hi, I have this pearl still in the shell and I believe that my dad got it from Iraq and brought it back. He worked the oil rigs over there in the 70's. …

Anniversary Pearl 
We went to a fancy restaurant in Honolulu to celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary. We ordered a half dozen raw oysters as an appetizer. My wife picked …

Pearls from Pismo Clam 
I found TWO pearls inside a Pismo clam. The shell was damaged and the clam made these two pretty pearls. white and tan. Anyone ever heard of pearls …

Amazing find of 7 pearls in my first time trying a raw oyster! 
While on vacation with my boyfriend in Destin, Florida last week (June 2009), we ate at The Crabshack. He has been introducing me to new things and ordered …

Found my first pearl!!! 
Hi, On Friday May 8th 2009 I was having lunch at The Brewmasters Tavern w/my daughter Brittni in Williamsburg Mass.. We were going home to get her …

Burma's Natural Colored Pearl 
I just purchased this pearls, the seller said it comes from Burma. It's the drilled natural pearls. I need to tell story more but my English is not good. …

Natural Pearl from Java Island 
A man who likes to find fish and crabs in the river found this thing about 3 months ago. This man sold this pearl to KH. Marzuki, a famous religious leader …

Karen found a pearl after 40 years of eating oysters! 
I always eat oysters whenever and wherever I can. I love them so much I even eat raw preshucked oysters from trusted seafood vendors. My local grocery …

Maybe it's the natural pearl.  
Hello, I have the pearl necklace and maybe one piece is the natural pearl. Sincerely, Dara

Mystery Stone From The Bahamas 
Hi, found this pearl on a sandy Nassau beach. Would greatly appreciate your help in identifying it with a view to having it's value appraised. This stone …

My friend found a pearl in oysters from H.E.B 
Well I have a friend who loves to eat oyster. Well today he went to buy some at H.E.B and he went home got them ready and starting eating them till he …

We hope it's a pearl worth lots :) 
Hi there, My 10 year old daughter just found what we hope is a pearl deep in the sand in Orange Beach, AL along a small stretch of sand along the bay. …

Extraordinary 18mm Biscuit Pearl- discovered in TN River 
This extraordinary NATURAL pearl was discovered by my brother in the TN River near the bank of Benton County- Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park where the …

Natural Pearl from Burma 
Hello everyone, I'm not good in English. I use Google translation help. This is the Story. 14-15 years ago, a male Burmese traveled from Burma, …

Pearl Treasure in the Trash 
My boy friend found 3 boxes with pearl. I don't know if they are cultivated or not but I know they are real. I don't have a digital camera to take picture. …

Is this a Pearl? 
On my anniversary eating oysters found this in my oyster shell. Just wondering what it may be.

Finding a Quahog Pearl Twice in a Lifetime 
Every summer we go quahoging on the weekends....8 years ago we found our first purple pearl, while making clam chowder! We had it put in a cage for my …

Surprise in mussels 
I had a craving for mussels and thus I made my journey to my local Korean market. I got a bag of fresh mussels some clams and other odds and ends. When …

New Jersey Woman Finds a Pearl at Harrah's Resort 
A Galloway Township woman may have struck paydirt at Harrah's Resort, but not on the gaming floor. Margaret LaFaye said she ordered seafood in the Reflections …

Pearl found while fossil hunting in Iowa 
In September 2008. My 8 year old niece, I call her Sweet Pea, and I were fossil hunting the rock cliffs along the West Des Moines River in Humboldt, Iowa. …

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Found a Pearl 
I was once sharing a plate of oysters rockefeller with some friends. I picked up an oyster and ate it. I felt something hard and pulled out a pearl! …

Found pearl while eating raw oysters 
I found a pearl in an oyster for the first time! I don't know if it could be worth anything and don't know if the fact of it being still attached to the …

Giddy with Joy after Given a Blister Pearl 
My fiance was deer hunting on the Kalamazoo River in Michigan October 2008, when he came upon this find. The shell, 5 3/8" long, was open and empty. He …

John's Pearl Collection 
Hi, I'm John from MA. I work with seafood, mainly shucking and delivery. Over the years I have been collecting pearls. I would love to sell my pearls …

Scottish River Pearls? 
Hello there, I was having a look through your site because i was researching a necklace that I bought in a job lot of costume jewellery. I am UK based …

Darwin Treasure 
I'm in the Australian Navy and posted to the Northern Territory. I was enjoying some oysters with my mate a few nights ago and I bit down on a pearl! …

Found 2 Pearls in a Clam! 
My husband and I went out to lunch with my dad. My dad ordered steamed clams and while eating one he made a funny face like "O my! I think theres …

Photo of My South Dakota Pearl 
As I described in an earlier post, I recently found a very nice pearl, virtually flawless, white, and round, here in South Dakota while hunting for fossils …

Wanting to Sell Natural Pearls 
On the other end . We are also interested in selling. How do we get started? Thanks Jane

Saltwater Pearls 
While working on a Island in Wash. state, I walked down to the water. Out a ways into the water I saw something in the sand. I believe it to be a saltwater …

Purple Clam Pearls 
My name is James and I have been a bayman for 39 years. Throughout my years I have found several clam pearls. Almost always in a clam that has a bent lip, …

Andrew Found A Blister Pearl 
Found a pearl in an oyster from publix... How do I get it out? It´s attached to the wall.

Found this pearl eating oysters on the half shell ON MY BIRTHDAY! 
WOW! Was I surprised when I felt something hard in the middle of my delicious raw oyster appetizer!! My boyfriend took me to one of my favorite restaurants …

Twin Purple Pearls  
Hi, We went to Maui last February 2007, and luckily when we opened up an oyster it was there twin purple pearls. Just wondering since it is a rare …

I keep wishing to find a pearl 
I keep wishing that one day I will find a pearl. That will be one special pearl to me. Karen

Wife found pearl in oyster 
We were enjoying our appetizer of fried oysters at a restaurant when my wife bit down on something hard. She removed it and found that it was a pearl …

Found a Purple Pearl! 
I recently found a purple pearl in a clam. It is perfectly round and the size of a pea. The lustre is not high. Please if anyone knows what I can do …

My Cream Pearl 
It was Christmas Day and my family and I were ripping off the wrappers off the gifts. Then I found a box. I opened it and inside there was a mussel.I was …

Oyster on Chinese Buffet Yields a Pearl  
A lifelong love affair with oysters finally paid off for a Silver Creek man. LaDon McDaniel was dining with his wife Wednesday at New China Buffet …

Found a Pearl While Getting Oysters  
Would anyone be able to tell if this is worth anything?

FOUND BLUE PEARL NAMED IT OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL PEARL 
We are native American and believe in signs like the white buffalo, a rare powerful sign to us. So Wed. 2/13/08 we ate at a Chinese Buffet in Rome, Georgia …

RARE MUREX RAMOSUS PEARL 
Dear sir, I enclosed herewith the photograph of gem valued rare pearl. It has been found in the gulf of MANNNAR-SRILANKA in 1979. since then it is …

Looking for Natural Pearl Information 
Hi, While vacationing on the big island in Hawaii, I spent many hours on the beaches and rocky shores looking for shells, I was shocked to come across …

OBX FIND 
My sister and I were enjoying a trip to the Outer Banks, NC We purchased a bag of clams and in one of those clams was a beautiful purple pearl. I have …

found a pearl in an oyster! 
My parents purchased oysters from a local supermarket to use in oyster stew. Upon eating the stew, my dad felt something hard in his mouth and lo and …

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Purple Pearl Found at a Raw Oyster Bar 
working at a raw bar years ago.... opening clams and oysters... had a hard time with this one ... with much surprise to find...... a pearl.... but …

Found Pearls in Oysters 
I have found a few pearls in my oysters in the past years and just found another last night. I would like to know how to clean these or what is the …

Purple Pearl Question  
Someone we know found a pearl way out on Long Island while digging for clams many, many years ago. After learning about the purple pearl found in Florida …

Leslie's Purple Pearl Update 
Hi everyone, The pearl is beautiful as you probably have seen. We are still waiting for some phone calls on it as a lot of people were on vacation during …

Marie's Pearl 
We have had a Clam Pearl for over 25+ years and until the recent publicity over a couple finding one while eating out, we did not think of it. Many …

Clam Pearls from Cape Cod 
In August of 2002 I was shucking little neck clams in the kitchen sink when I heard something fall into the sink. I was suprised to find a pearl that …

Cherrystone Pearl Found on Long Island 
I live on Long Island, NY. On Christmas morning, 2007, I was shucking cherrystone clams to make hot clam dip. As I opened one of the clams I heard a …

Father and Sister Found Many Pearls 
My father was a baysman his whole life and found several colors and shapes of pearls. My mother saved them and kept them in a glass vial. I believe my …

Found My Pearl Again on New Year's Day 
OK I just found it! (again) This past summer we had clams one night. I bit into something funny, which looked like a pearl. I did not know clams …

Purple Pearl Cherrystone Clam Find 
We found a purple iridescent pearl, 6 mm. It's beautiful. News 12 WPEC has had it all over the news on 12-28-07. It came out of a Cherrystone Clam. …

Pearl Turns To Gold 
I, like Corey of West Palm beach was eating clams mine were roasted, probably Cherry Stone Clams which were my favorite. This was in 1973 in Salisbury …

3 Pearls in One Oyster 
I found these pearls Nov. 17, 2007 in my oysters at a resturant in Mississippi. I am not sure what I am going to do with them, but would like to do something. …

Quahog Pearl Information 
Cory I am writing you to give you a little more information about your pearl. I also have a rare quahog pearl it is a bit larger than the one you have. …

Lucky night 
One of my friends, Andrew, took his girlfriend to eat at a seafood restaurant. They ordered oysters and while they were eating, his girlfriend found a …

Trash to Treasure 
Somebody's junk became my treasure. I was rummaging in a junk store and found what looked to be a pair if 6mm screwback pearl earrings. They passed …

Black pearl. Of any value? 
Found this black pearl while eating an oyster that came out of the Chesapeake bay. Black in Color look as almost on a pedestal.Was wondering if this was …

Found A Natural Pearl In Old Box Of Seashells  
Finally decided to clean out our basement, a job I find disgusting. Came across an old box of seashells I collected from a Florida beach about …

I found a pearl from a Long Island Sound oyster! 
My husband and I were vacationing in Key West and I ordered fresh oysters. I found a pearl in one - about 6mm. It's white, but has a rounded point on …

Octopus Pearl 
How I found an octopus pearl. In the early eighties, while I was a deepsea diver harvesting geoducks and red sea urchins, I had some involvement with …

Fossil Pearl Found in Iowa 
The last week in September 2008. My 8 year old niece, I call her Sweet Pea, and I were fossil hunting the rock cliffs along the West Des Moines River in …

My Gorgeous Peach Colored Pearl 
One time I did not find it but my grandma gave us these clams or something so we could open them. My sister found a beautiful white pearl and I found a …

Oyster Pearl Found in Suffolk Not rated yet
A couple who discovered a pearl in an oyster shell while visiting a Suffolk village have described how the one-in-10,000 chance event was like "winning …

Couple find Quahog pearl at restaurant  Not rated yet
New Jersey Couple Finds Pearl Worth Thousands During Dinner At The Lobster House In Cape May

Two Pearls Found in Clam Chowder Not rated yet
In a vanishingly unlikely turn of events, Boston woman Audine Ike says she has now found two pearls in Hub seafood in the past few years. Well, technically …

Struggling Thai Fisherman Finds Rare Melo Pearl  Not rated yet
If you’re still looking for a romantic Valentine’s gift for your partner, how about a super rare Melo pearl? At $332,762, this particular one isn’t exactly …

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NZ Sea water Blue Mussel Pearl Not rated yet
Hey.I live in Waikato, NZ. I opened up 2 little NZ sea water blue mussels and both had crabs inside. While eating one of the mussels I felt like my bottom …

Blister pearl Not rated yet
Got this one at the Rocky cliff near the sea. I'm from Philippines.

Are these Arabian pearls? Not rated yet
Can you please check if these are real arabian pearls? ... it comes with a story i bought it from a beauty saloon make up artist who bought it from a bar …

Steven Ashworth  Not rated yet
My friend in the Philippines has bought what looks like a big pearl from a fisherman, he hasn't paid too much for it & is unsure if it's actually a real …

Anniversary Pearl! Not rated yet
We went out for our 4th anniversary. While eating an oyster appetizer, I bit down on something hard. My first thought was,"How do I break a tooth on an …

I found a pearl in a green mussel from New Zealand Not rated yet
hi there I had been cycling around New Zealand. And after fishing my dinner, picking cockles and mussels, I met people who suggest me to try their green …

Giant fossilized Pearl Not rated yet
I found a ancient sea bed in Payson Az. I believe that I also found at least one Pearl. I ground and polished it before I realized what it is.

Abalone Blister Pearl and clam blister pearl Not rated yet
While i had a vacation. It was November 2015. I went to one of beach in Java Island-Indonesia. I met a fisherman that he also collected some clams to sell. …

White pearl and black pearl joined together out of outer banks local oyster Not rated yet
What is this pearl? Any value?

Mussel pearl - blister? (New Zealand) Not rated yet
We were walking the dog down the beach this evening when my daughter and I decided to try and find large mussel shells. She picked up a shell that still …

A Wierd Pearl Not rated yet
I got mad with my bf and stick myself to spur restaurant.. I then got myself some garlic snails and with the second snail I thought I broke a tooth, then …

Disney World Pick-A Pearl FAQ Not rated yet
Have you ever wondered about the big pools of water on the counter in the middle of the Japan Pavilion at Epcot? That’s one of the Pick-A-Pearl stations …

RI clam Not rated yet
Found a pear in a clam that I was eating. it's about 1.1 carat judging by it's size. If you are interested in purchasing it please let me know.

oyster pearl Not rated yet
I found a pearl while eating oysters one night. It is White, egg shape about the size of a green pea. The oysters came from the gulf of mexico, possibly …

Finding a pearl for celebration of life Not rated yet
My mother past away January 26th, she didn't want to have a funeral but a celebration of life. So my uncle and I decided to buy 2 buchels of oysters and …

Found pearls in my sea shells I collected from beaches of Florida and North Carolinia Not rated yet
When I go to the beach I look for shells that are uniqiue and have some color. I have only been to beaches of North Carolina, east coast of Florida and …

Blitzenstar Not rated yet
Hi, I guess I've eaten too much shellfish. I don't really remember the specifics (and it was too long ago), except they came from either clams or mussels, …

Oyster Surprise Not rated yet
My daughter, grandson and I were at a buffet in Reno Nevada. She was eating an oyster, felt something hard (but did not crack a tooth), and lo and behold, …

Kyle T. Not rated yet
My family and I were eating a fresh sack of saltwater oysters and I found something hard inside of one with my teeth (ouch). Is my find worth anything? …

Found a pearl on Beach in Hawaii on last day of Honeymoon Not rated yet
So earlier today, the last day of my honeymoon in Kauai, I took my new wife to a couple favorite secluded beaches. I always find myself beachcombing, I …

18 beautiful pearls of different colors & size attached with shell Not rated yet
I have this oyster shell attached with 18 beautiful pearls of different size and colors and I want to know their kind and value.

Is this a pearl? Not rated yet
Went out to go eat lunch with a friend of mine, and it happened to be my first time ordering raw oysters myself. While chewing on one of the oysters, I …

Seafood Chowder Yields a Pearl Not rated yet
Found a GINORMOUS specimen in a bowl of seafood chowder at Shenannigan's in Spokane, Washington!!

I found two white things in my oyster Not rated yet
i fried up some oysters and while eating i bit down on something hard.its white odd shaped and it has a growth on it.i examined the oyster and found another …

I found a Pearl in my oyster Not rated yet
I was eating a oyster and bit down on something hard. It was this perfect pearl, any idea of how much it's worth?