Are these pearls worth anything?

[Gandolfe!963]

My wife and I were at a local Renaissance Fair yesterday and one of the venders had a pick a pearl from an Oyster booth. My wife picked out 2 oysters, one with a white pearl and one with a black pearl. I got one with a 10mm Pink one in it. Are they worth anything or nothing more than the beauty of them?

 

[jshepherd]

Not a whole lot. Even though they came out of baby akoya oysters, those aren't akoya pearls. They are freshwater. The black one is dyed. The pearls are placed in the shells not grown in them.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

But on the bright side, Gandolfe, these FWP are solid nacre, while an akoya pearl, though more valuable, has a bead inside with only a thin coating of nacre laid over it.
FWP give you more bang for your buck as they will stand up to daily wear.