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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2015, 07:51 PM Apr 2015

Tennessee Woman Discovers 50 Pearls After Biting Into Oyster

https://gma.yahoo.com/tennessee-woman-discovers-50-pearls-biting-oyster-161358323--abc-news-lifestyle.html

A Tennessee woman is 50 pearls richer today after discovering the jewels when she bit into an oyster while lunching at Puckett's Boat House in Franklin, Tennessee.

Toni Elliot, 53, thought she hurt her tooth Thursday and alerted her server Eric Horton, the restaurant's general manager Greg Hargest told ABC News today.

"I went over to see if she was okay, and she goes, 'Oh yes, I just found this pearl in my mouth!'" Hergest said. "She started pulling out more pearls from her mouth, and the whole table started laughing."

Elliot then picked at the oyster and discovered dozens of more baby pearls inside, Hergest said.






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Tennessee Woman Discovers 50 Pearls After Biting Into Oyster (Original Post) KamaAina Apr 2015 OP
How much is a pearl worth? Renew Deal Apr 2015 #1
It depends. elleng Apr 2015 #2
Those ones? Not much. Chan790 Apr 2015 #4
Couldn't they be polished like gemstones? KamaAina Apr 2015 #7
Pearls are the kidney stones of the sea. Baitball Blogger Apr 2015 #3
They look like teeth! ailsagirl Apr 2015 #5
Thought the oyster was from TN, but nope! Lars39 Apr 2015 #6
 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
4. Those ones? Not much.
Fri Apr 3, 2015, 09:31 PM
Apr 2015

They're irregular-shaped and small so they don't have a lot of value. Pearls are not scarce...jewelry-quality pearls are scarce.

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