Man Finds Pearl In Steamed Clam

A nice surprise from your meal? Check this out..a yummy discovery!

A man in Florida was halfway through an order of steamed clams when he bit down on something hard, it was a rare, iridescent purple pearl. George Brock and his wife, Leslie, had been spent the day at the beach Friday in South Florida and stopped at Dave’s Last Resort & Raw Bar for a bite.


Their discovery is thought to be valued at $6,000 US or more. The gems are found 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.


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Anonymous said…
Wow, what a lucky guy. I'd be the one to find a shard of glass in my meal before anything of value (well a shard of glass might be worth millions... LAWSUIT!)
Sherry said…
he must be in luck :)