Recent content by PearlGearl

Oh gosh I don't know. I wouldn't even really say he was in business. After he retired from the military he got into all sorts of hobbies. Making jewelry was one of them. He had a room in his basement that had thousands and thousands of strings of different beads. I used to string all of his...

so sorry to get everyone's hopes up

yes I guess that would be correct

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here it is

Ok i just took a picture of them next to a ruler (a little fuzzy) and next to a dime. Up in a sec

Again... new at this. How am I supposed to measure them? I took a string and wrapped it around the widest part then measured that. I guess if I went from end to end they are about 14 mm. ummm at 90 degrees to the drill hole they are about 6 mm. I didn't mean to shock you all with the 30 mm...

They are the larger ones. If by drilled you mean do they have holes then yes they're drilled. They are about 30 mm in diameter give or take a mm or two.

here are just a few of them... not the best quality of picture but it was the best I could do.

...and even if they are cultured; is 75 dollars the most I can hope for?

Thanks for the advice. I went to a jewelry store today that said they did appraisals. I was nervous and excited because no one has ever looked at my pearls. She laid them all out on the table (I had over 1000). She said they were freshwater but didn't say whether or not they were natural. She...

I live in Maryland. I'll work on getting a photo up by tomorrow (12/30/08). Thanks for all your help so far.

Hi everyone! I'm totally new to all of this and I needed some help. I have recently come into about 500 or so (I haven't counted yet) natural pearls. I know nothing about pearls or their value or anything. My Grandfather was a jeweler and he gave me a bunch before he died. I got a lot of pieces...