A New Year's Good Luck Charm Worth Thousands
File this under "things we wish would happen to us at restaurants." A couple, George and Leslie Brock, dining at Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar discovered a rare pearl potentially worth thousands in their plate of steamers:
"Few are round and few are a lovely color, so this is rare," said 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. The clams in the $10 plate 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 may sell it if it is valuable.
Diners Fine Rare Pearl in Plate of Clams [Palm Beach Post]
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