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Just curious, can you look at this part with a magnifier and see if it is a stamped metal mark of some sort?

Message sent, Pearl Maven! But...what conch pearl module? Never mind.. I looked it up. Seems it's still upcoming.

No regrets indeed! I have a number of freshwaters myself.

It is immediately obvious to anyone who has studied pearls. The eggy shapes and circles are very typical of freshwater pearls but not akoyas. The size is typical of freshwaters but not south sea. The bands of low luster are often seen in lower quality freshwaters. Also, cultured saltwater...

Okay, let's talk about all that. Light rubbing should not cause white marks to appear on real pearls that aren't damaged. Hard rubbing could scratch the nacre but that is not what you did. I suppose the coating of old imitations could be damaged by even light rubbing but I personally have not...

Beautiful-- and I would LOVE to have found that! I would keep it and display it, if it were me.

Great photos! I have to agree that the surface of the pearls looks like imitation pearl coating in those photos. That being said, some of that appearance may be due to a patina of grime (skin cells, lotions, air pollution etc.) that has built up over the years of wear. May I suggest you try...

Just reading this now...I think they look like freshwaters. That color is also common for freshwaters. I see so many freshwaters at consignment shops that I am pretty familiar with them by now.

Scarcity also tends to increase value, and non-round pearls are more common than perfectly round ones. Thus perfectly round pearls, being scarcer, are more valuable. Individual preferences vary, of course, but we are talking about market value.

Keep the shell!

If you search Etsy for baroque or circle SSP you can see more.

@r.davison, could you also post a photo of the necklace?

If they are SSP then their value is definitely higher than if they are FWP. However, circled SSP are the least expensive kind of SSP because they are the most common. The same goes if they are FWP. Baroque shaped FWP are less valuable than round ones because they are so common. I am still...

I am not sure. They could possibly be circled south sea pearls, with a bead nucleus. There is something about the luster and surface that makes me think that, and my own circled SSP are not so very different. Also, circled SSP tend to be strung with the rings perpendicular to the thread while...

The dye is permanent and won't affect the durability of the pearls. All that matters here is that you like them. :)

While there are naturally occurring silver-blue akoyas, those pearls look color treated. But not imitations.

I think they are imitations, but her are a few tests you can do yourself: 1. Rubbing test (also called the "tooth test", but please don't rub them against your teeth, as teeth are harder than pearls and can scratch them). Rub 2 of the pearls together gently. What do you feel? Real pearl nacre...

I agree, imitation.

Not costume. They look like real pearls but I am not sure what kind.

It's 14K gold. The metal mark is 14K585 (585 is another way to say 14k; it's 585 parts gold per 1000). I do not recognize the other mark. Could it be in Arabic? Not sure about the pearls; I see a few rings I would not normally associate with akoyas. Do you have any more information about the...