Man finds rare purple pearl inside a clam while dining in Delaware

A Pennsylvania man was left as joyful as a clam after discovering a purple pearl inside a shellfish whereas eating in Delaware.

Scott Overland, of Phoenixville, instructed NBC10 Philadelphia he was consuming together with his spouse and youngsters at Salt Air in Rehoboth Seashore when he discovered the uncommon, glistening treasure within a clam.

At first they thought it was some type of bead or a chunk of sweet.

“We thought the chef dropped one thing in there,” he stated.

On nearer inspection, nevertheless, he discovered that it will need to have come from within the clam.

“As we have been trying on the shell, we noticed this little indentation on the shell, contained in the clam the place it was rising, so we figured it was in all probability one thing from contained in the clam,” he stated.

Overland stated he nearly despatched the clams again earlier than he discovered the pearl due to a bell pepper garnish that his spouse didn’t like.

He stated he plans to have the pearl appraised.

Whereas pearls are usually fashioned within the shells of dwelling oysters, they’ll additionally kind within different shellfish like clams and mussels. 

Relying on its colour, dimension and the place the pearl was fashioned — naturally within the wild or cultured on a farm — they are often price hundreds of {dollars}, however on common are price between $300 and $1,500, based on The Pearl Source.