Rare pearl found in plate of clams
January 2nd, 2008 by Shawn
A man in Lake Worth, Florida discovered a rare purple pearl in a plate of clams he ordered. George Brock and his wife, Leslie were spending the day at the beach and stopped in at Dave’s Last Resort for lunch. George was half way through eating when he bit down on something hard, the pearl in question.
“Natural pearls are rare and finding one of such a color makes it even more so”, says our staff gemologist at Images. For a $10 lunch his find could be worth thousands, so the Brocks plan to have the pearl appraised and have said they will sell it if it is valuable.
January 6th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I have a purple clam peral, my father found it approx. 50 years ago. He had it set into a ring for my mother. My mother has since passed and now I have it. Where can I get it appraised to find it’s value. I live in Cape May, NJ. I’m about two hous from Philadelphia. It appears to be a darker purple and larger than the one pictured.