Valuation Process

[Monramos143]

I would like to know what the process is to get an appraisal for a Natural Giant Clam Pearl

Natural Giant Clam Pearl | Aragonite Certified | 17 Kilos Certified | Dated 1607 BC (Miami, Fl USA)

Quantity: 1 piece

Weight: 17.2 Kilos

Dimensions: 38 x 28 x 16.5 cm

Environment: Salt Water

Identification: Natural Ture Giant Fossilized Clam Pearl

Mollusc: Tridacna Gigas

Origin: Palawan, Philippines

Shape: Clam

Body Color: Generally white and yellow to brown coloration

Treatment: No indications of Treatment

Lustre: Low to medium

Classification: Fossilized Natural - Non nacreus clam pearl embedded in the shell

Material: Aragonite

The owner has sent to me a pdf of relevant paperwork

 

[jshepherd]

This is not a clam pearl. It's a piece of shell so it has very little value. This isn't something to be appraised.

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

Classification: Fossilized Natural - Non nacreus clam pearl embedded in the shell

Material: Aragonite

A contradiction in terms.

Treatment: No indications of Treatment

Incorrect. It's a cut and polished shell.

This is not a clam pearl

It's not fossilized either.

One might think after all these years, this nonsense would end, but no. I'm glad you don't delete these posts, allowing them to stand for the world to see how fraudulent and embarrassing this antic is.

 

[Monramos143]

A contradiction in terms.



Incorrect. It's a cut and polished shell.



It's not fossilized either.

One might think after all these years, this nonsense would end, but no. I'm glad you don't delete these posts, allowing them to stand for the world to see how fraudulent and embarrassing this antic is.

Lot's of nice people here I see...

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

I would like to know what the process is to get an appraisal for a Natural Giant Clam Pearl

Tridacna gigas are CITES listed as Appendix ll, which is an endangered species. In most parts of the world it is illegal to trade in it's parts.

Giant Clam (Tridacna spp.)

Giant clams are the largest living marine bivalves and typically inhabit tropical coral reefs in coastal regions throughout the Indo-Pacific. Learn more about the giant clam.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

 

[jshepherd]

Lot's of nice people here I see...

There was a program in the Philippines that featured a report on a giant clam shell claiming it was a real pearl and worth millions of dollars. It wasn't a pearl. It was just a shell. Since then, we've have had a dozen or so of these shells presented on Pearl-Guide over the past few years by people thinking they are actual pearls. They never are.

What you have in the photo is clearly just a shell. It's not a pearl, unfortunately.

 

[Lagoon Island Pearls]

Lot's of nice people here I see...

Was that intended as a derisive comment?

Do you realize our commentary is for your and other's protection?

 

[Pearl Dreams]

Lot's of nice people here I see...

Correction: Lots of experts here.
We're also nice.

 

[pearlescence]

The thing is, far too many people ask for advice or an opinion, then pout when it isn't the advice or opinion they want.

 

[CortezPearls]

The thing is, far too many people ask for advice or an opinion, then pout when it isn't the advice or opinion they want.

Exactly. They are looking for "support" for their scam.