[DrTKStern]

Hello,

During my many visits to Cambodia and Thailand, I found several of these pearls, which are very nice.

How to proceed depends on where the pearls are located. If they are in America, tell me. If they are in Burma, it will be difficult.

However, for anyone to establish a value for them, or to pay you, your pearls must first be certified by Gemological Institute of America, located in New York, Carlsbad, and Bangkok. They test pearls and issue a certificate that it is a natural saltwater pearl. Without certification, your pearls will not have a good price. Look up GIA on Google for the address and phone.

Shipping the pearl from Burma to Thailand would be a big problem at Customs, so you will probably have to carry them into Thailand yourself.

Once you have Certification, I will be interested in buying them. I am often in Thailand and Cambodia, and we can arrange to meet but only after you have a GIA certification. I would advise you not to break any more pearls. If the pearls are in USA now, I would like to see them.

Sincerely,
Tom Stern,MD
San Francisco, California, USA