halfway through a dozen clams when he chomped down on something hard - a rare iridescent purple pearl. At least one expert said the find could be worth thousands. “Few are round and few are a lovely color, so this is rare,” said Vermont gemologist Antoinette Matlins. “I think they have found something precious and lovely and valuable.” The gems occur most frequently in large New England quahogs, clams known for violet coloring on the inside of their shells. Brock's $10 plate of clams came from Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle, said restaurant manager Tom Gerry. The Brocks, of Royal Palm Beach, plan to have the pearl appraised and said they'll sell it if it's worth a lot of money, so be on the look-out for this if you collect rare jewelry pieces. For the original article, click here, and if you are looking to get organized for the new year, create your inventory list and manage your collections on iTaggit!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
A Big Surprise In A Little Shell
Here's one way of happening on a collectible of value, so to speak. Florida couple George and Leslie Brock, decided to stop into Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar during a day at the beach. Mr. Brock was about halfway through a dozen clams when he chomped down on something hard - a rare iridescent purple pearl. At least one expert said the find could be worth thousands. “Few are round and few are a lovely color, so this is rare,” said Vermont gemologist Antoinette Matlins. “I think they have found something precious and lovely and valuable.” The gems occur most frequently in large New England quahogs, clams known for violet coloring on the inside of their shells. Brock's $10 plate of clams came from Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle, said restaurant manager Tom Gerry. The Brocks, of Royal Palm Beach, plan to have the pearl appraised and said they'll sell it if it's worth a lot of money, so be on the look-out for this if you collect rare jewelry pieces. For the original article, click here, and if you are looking to get organized for the new year, create your inventory list and manage your collections on iTaggit!
halfway through a dozen clams when he chomped down on something hard - a rare iridescent purple pearl. At least one expert said the find could be worth thousands. “Few are round and few are a lovely color, so this is rare,” said Vermont gemologist Antoinette Matlins. “I think they have found something precious and lovely and valuable.” The gems occur most frequently in large New England quahogs, clams known for violet coloring on the inside of their shells. Brock's $10 plate of clams came from Apalachicola in the Florida Panhandle, said restaurant manager Tom Gerry. The Brocks, of Royal Palm Beach, plan to have the pearl appraised and said they'll sell it if it's worth a lot of money, so be on the look-out for this if you collect rare jewelry pieces. For the original article, click here, and if you are looking to get organized for the new year, create your inventory list and manage your collections on iTaggit!
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