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And here are the two next to two cultured (Aliya, I think) strands. Thanks for all your help everybody!

They are both definitely real. The white ones were passed down, and from family history, are about 100 years old. No idea how much stock to put in that. The black ones were bought by my father in the 60’s or 70’s somewhere in Southeast Asia or the South Pacific. I gave the white ones a gentle...

Thanks for answering! I really know nothing about pearls, but I thought freshwater ones don’t have as good a luster as salt. And I have two other necklaces here I already know to be cultured saltwater, but this necklace really outshines them.

Even though I posted the black pearls first, those pictures are still awaiting moderator approval. I’m going to try posting them here again.

I hope the pictures are posting now. Here is the white pearl necklace.

I uploaded them but it says they are awaiting approval before showing publicly. I’m not sure how long that takes. Lol

Hi, I’m new here so thank you in advance. These are both my mother’s, and she wants to know if they’re worth having tested. The black pearls have two hallmarks. The 925 I would assume means sterling, but they’ve never been cleaned and so wouldn’t silver have oxidized? The other mark is beyond...