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I like them alternating.

SurfnSci, wowza, those Kasumis really glow. Mix and match pearls for me today. Kasumi pearl pendants on my Mom's earrings. Kasumi pearls are from the last freshwater pearl farm in Japan, and it's run by a single pearl farmer on Lake Kasumi-ga. Huge, rainbow colored, Chinese freshwater pearl...

Wow, they even splurged on a spring ring clasp. Classy.

The claps looks authentic to me, too. The little pearl really sticks up high, so if it broke off or caught in her hair, I could see a local jeweler just smoothing it over with a drop of gold, instead of replacing the missing pearl.

I'm still in a white pearl mood. Freshwater pearls. Coin pearl necklace from Karen Brown Jewelry with Mom's clasp. Feather pearl pendant from Kojima Pearl. Baroque drops from Pearls of Joy on my Mom's earrings. Akoya pearl ring from Mom. White pearls look great on black clothing, but are...

The pearls look nice. A bit bumpy, but you don't see that from a distance. Very nice luster, and that's what counts. I think a restring will also brighten them, because I think the dark knots are reflecting in the surfaces between the pearls.

Are those the same necklaces as in the original photos? The knots sure are grimier in person, which means the pearls may be, too. Give them a good wash and a restring, and then judge them. The surface texture is a bit pitted and bumpy, they look like they have good luster.

Akoya, South Sea, and Chinese freshwater pearls. Akoya pearl earrings from Mikimoto. Freshwater pendant, keshi and gold bead necklace, and mixed tin-cup of South Sea, freshwater, and akoya pearls from Kojima Pearl.

SurfnSci: Gorgeous pearls.

Going to Orlando Distaff Day (ODD, because we're all a little odd). Kasumi earrings and Chinese freshwater pearl necklaces from Kojima Pearl. Sea of Cortez ring from Douglas and Frost setting from Pearl Paradise. And I went full cat's eye, glitter, disco ball on my nails because I'm either...

So many blues! Freshwater pearl pendant from Kojima Pearl. 20" Blue baroque akoya strand from Pearls of Joy. Blue baroque akoya dangle necklace from Takahashi and Pearl Paradise. Mismatched Tahitian earrings from Kamoka Pearl.

It's probably that the photos aren't displaying well on my computer screen, but my first thought at glancing at the photos was that these are nice, old, imitation pearls. The lighting may be throwing me off, because the color of these pearls is a very unnatural color on my computer screen. And...

It's coin shaped, and it has a drill hole at the top. My first thought was, "That looks like someone lost the freshwater coin pearl from their bracelet, earring or necklace." I agree that you are not likely to find a pearl just on the beach unless it was lost out of a piece of jewelry. I...

Oh, and here I thought wearing pearls cured heart disease, and I was ready to buy more! :pat:

They look like grimy imitation pearls. However, it will be easier to tell what they are if you give them a gentle wash and get all the gunk off them.