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    Samuel Bonanno/Rare Pearls Kauai

    Welcome! And hope you can share your knowledge and experience with pearls here on the forum!
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    PSA: Pearl Scams! Tahina Pearls, Naia Pearls, Manea Pearls ... ALL SCAMS!

    They sure are. What bad karma.
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    Samuel Bonanno/Rare Pearls Kauai

    Are you by any chance related to Antoinette Mattlins?
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Cold morrrnniiinggg! 🥶 But I have gorgeous pearl jewelry photos to warm my Soul!
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    AGTA News - "Chinese/Baby Akoya" are Actually Nucleated FWPs!

    These look fantastic!
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    Is this a light colored conch necklace?

    I agree with @Lagoon Island Pearls
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    GORGEOUS!!!
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    What’s the difference, where to get? Oysters.

    Amen!
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    What’s the difference, where to get? Oysters.

    So True!
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    What’s the difference, where to get? Oysters.

    Hi there! It won't be easy. You will need to feed them adequately or they will end up stunted, weaken and die. You will have to start your own microalgae culture or find a supplier of dry & powdered algae to make your own "pearl oyster mix". Then, you need to find someone that sells pearl...
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    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Looks gorgeous on you!
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    Unexpected discovery

    The "Pearl Gods" have heard your plight and will answer.. O Lord! I had such a great time with your punchline! Thank you for that @GigglesOfDefeat :arms: I have to agree with @BWeaves : feels like an imitation pearl strand.
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    Help with ring

    This looks like an cultured Akoya pearl. This is the way one must go through life: If you find a pearl, you must assume it is a cultured pearl unless you see something that makes you believe it is an imitation (fake) pearl...and rarely will it be a natural one. Unless -of course- you are with...
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    Help with earrings

    These look like cultured Akoya pearls. This is the way one must go through life: If you find a pearl, you must assume it is a cultured pearl unless you see something that makes you believe it is an imitation (fake) pearl...and rarely will it be a natural one. Unless -of course- you are with...
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    Pearl Type & Shape

    Happy to be of help! Enjoy wearing your necklace!
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    PSA - Fake Giant Clam Pearls | Tridacna Gigas

    I love the: "Definitively not a Scam" line.
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    Help identify this Pearl Ring

    I sure hope you got a reputable Gem lab certificate for the pearl. If not: definitively not a natural pearl. The item sure looks like it has a cultured freshwater pearl, again: set in a 1970's style, low-grade silver ring. For 15 Euros it is a fair price and surely not worth more.
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    I think it's around 150-200 years old

    Yes, if you truly believe the pearl necklace is an authentic natural Persian Gulf pearl: You MUST have the pearls analyzed and a certificate provided.
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    Pearl Type & Shape

    Hi there JSP! This does indeed look like a mixed strand of "Black Akoya" and freshwater pearls. Very nice looking! The white freshwater pearls seem to be symmetrical, so they would be called semi-baroques. The central pearl looks somewhat caught in the middle of being a drop and an oval.
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    Please help identify found 16" pearls

    I agree
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