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      01-27-2009, 09:34 PM   #1
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See ya boys, i found my ticket out of life...

I ordered some oysters and clams tonight, and i think it was inside a clam's stomach, i bit into it and almost broke my teeth, and i found this thing...after googling, i found out it's a very rare purple pearl...is this is true, im gonna be a thousandaire soon!





then i found this article after searching

http://www.slashfood.com/2008/01/03/...pearl-in-clam/












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      01-27-2009, 09:38 PM   #2
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Are those scratches on the pearl? And it doesn't look like its round. But I have no idea what a pearl is supposed to look like, besides white and round. And I thought restaurants served oysters on half shells? I think someone was messing with that oyster.
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I think you have a better chance of breaking your tooth and suing them.
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those are not scratches, i wrapped it in a napkin so it's the napkin remain on it....
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WTF?
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      01-27-2009, 09:45 PM   #6
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It could also be from the clams dish i ordered, cuz i had some clams in my mouth and then some oysters and then i bit into something hard...
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it would be crazy if it was worth some obscene amount of money
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25K for the pearl this couple found. Sounds like it probably came from the clams and not the oysters.

http://www.slashfood.com/2008/01/03/...pearl-in-clam/
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here's another pic, the pearl is white with a purple haze around the equatorial line...it's the size of a pea...haha it'll be funny if i got like a grand out of this...




now that i read the story above, i think it definitely came from a clam cuz the oyster was a flat piece of meat, where as the clam had a bulging stomach full of dirt and sand and that gem
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      01-27-2009, 09:57 PM   #10
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read the book "The Pearl" it will give you some perspective JK nice find take it to a jewelry's tore see what they offer you.
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my professor found one of these on a beach i haven't seen him since lol but he said something about the size of pearl matters his was pretty big
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read the book "The Pearl" it will give you some perspective JK nice find take it to a jewelry's tore see what they offer you.
lol so he should throw it away?
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I'll trade you my 335 for it..
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You should definitely get it looked at. It looks bigger than the one in that article so perhaps it's worth more? Happy freaking new year to you eh?!?!
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this pearl was inside the clam's body...like in its stomach, or else i woulda seen it. So just for shits and giggles i'll take it to a jewelry store and see what i can get for it...i can't imagine it'd be anything else but a pearl
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get it appraised at several places. someone may screw you over and say its a regular pearl then they turn around and sell it for 50k.
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where do i go to get this thing looked at? I can't imagine a regular jewelry store being able to appraise its value
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where do i go to get this thing looked at? I can't imagine a regular jewelry store being able to appraise its value
try to meet with your local gemologist
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where do i go to get this thing looked at? I can't imagine a regular jewelry store being able to appraise its value
send it to me. ill PM you my address



















when i have upgraded turbos and 700 AWHP you can do the math

good luck and deff post the results. need to order me some clams now
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Where the hell are you eating??? lol I highly doubt a restaurant would be having customers find pearls of high quality.
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Where the hell are you eating??? lol I highly doubt a restaurant would be having customers find pearls of high quality.


A florida couple found the same pearl in their dish...they got 25 grand for it, look similar to mine...but a lot rounder





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