OT, Natural Pearls, any info on them??
01-04-2004, 05:11 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Tampa, Indian Shores Beach
Posts: 3,300
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
OT, Natural Pearls, any info on them??
Sorry for a OT thread, but this past week in FL I was eating some oysters and almost consumed a natural pearl. Its the size of an pencil eraser head and almost perfectly circular.
Has anyone else ever found one of these?? I think its pretty cool.
Will
Has anyone else ever found one of these?? I think its pretty cool.
Will
01-04-2004, 05:40 PM
#2
Very expensive from what I was told. Most pearls that you buy in a jewelry store are cultured pearls and not authentic like the one you have...I'd get it appraised and see what you have
01-04-2004, 06:10 PM
#4
speel chekk this fokker!
Charter Member
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Locust Valley, New York
Posts: 5,329
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ive given many a lady a pearl necklace, and it was au' naturael, i shodul know i squoze it myself!
__________________
Pardon me, while I whip this out!
Pardon me, while I whip this out!
01-04-2004, 06:26 PM
#5
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Tampa, Indian Shores Beach
Posts: 3,300
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
Love and Puder I knew I could count on you guys
Actually i am lucky I didn't break a tooth on it.
105, I am going to ask a jewler about it.
So you all haven't heard of anyone else finding one in a dinner Oyster??
Will
01-04-2004, 07:33 PM
#8
Eva got on a pearl kick a 2 months ago so I learned all about them at the jeweler....
I was told that cultured pearls are what we mostly see in the stores because true pearls like what you found are very very rare...The cultured pearls are grown in tanks under controlled conditions and have a different texture that legit pearls.
I was told that cultured pearls are what we mostly see in the stores because true pearls like what you found are very very rare...The cultured pearls are grown in tanks under controlled conditions and have a different texture that legit pearls.
01-04-2004, 07:50 PM
#9
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I found a 12 mm one years ago, appraised at about $100 I think. Natural pearls tend to be creamy in color which is not preferres here in the states. It would have been worth more if it were white or blu or black
VIP Member
