Wild pacific pearl found.

[grinderman84]

hello everyone,happy new year to you all,i hope you dont mind but i would like to share with you a very nice surprise i received on new years eve.i went to my local fish mongers in south london and bought 25 wild pacific oysters for new years eve with my wife.i bought some extra as my 30th birthday was on the 5th of january and i had a gathering with my family so figured i woiuld get some extra for the occasion.on new years eve i opened up a dozen of the little delicacies and a bottle of champagne to celebrate.as we were eating the oysters i bit down on something hard,to my astonishment i spat out a perfectly formed nearly,almost perfectly spherical pearl.its about 4mm in diameter and is a very interesting colour,greyish,black,green which i can only desccribe as marble looking.i know this is a rare find.some people dont believe me,others say its worth something and others say surely its worth nothing more than a few quid.im taking photos now so will post them shortly.i also have a couple of oysters left too just to show you the type.i checked though and they are indeed wild pacific oysters.i wonder how rare is this find and what would you guys do with it?

photos coming shortly as im slow with technology

 

[grinderman84]

 

[pattye]

Welcome and congratulations on your pearl find! Surely it will bring you luck and you have a wonderful story to tell! We hear of someone (somewhere in the world) finding a pearl about once a week or so. Probably not worth a whole lot, so most peeps like to keep them. Your photos are just fine.

Others who know more about these pearls will no doubt stop by to comment shortly. And a belated Happy Birthday to you, too!

 

[Pearl Dreams]

That is a fun memento and conversation piece!

 

[grinderman84]

thanks for the quick replies.and thankyou for the birthday wishes pattye!i didnt think it would be wrth much,i thought i would share it with you guys though.hopefully it will bring me some luck this year.im over the moon that i found it and have not shut up about it since new years.i think my wife has had enough of hearing about it.one thing is for sure though,she would love it set in a nice little ring:band..any idea if it would be possible to do have a jewelller do this for me?

 

[pattye]

What a nice idea, to set it in a ring. You might contact Wendy @ http://www.pearlescence.co.uk/ She is a member here and perhaps could help you out!

 

[GemGeek]

Having it made into a ring is a great idea.

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Agreed, and you know it will be one of a kind!