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<p>[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 198025, member: 1136"]A couple coworkers and I were out picking in an old house today. The original part was built in 1920, with a kitchen as a later addition.</p><p>The man said no one had been in the house in 30 years.</p><p>He recently let some people in, so it was picked over, but we got some pretty good stuff..</p><p><br /></p><p>There were a few jars and bags of old costume jewelry.</p><p>Some of them contained 14k, 10k, and sterling class rings, various other gold and silver rings and watches... </p><p>some of it was junky, some pretty nice...</p><p><br /></p><p>There were a bunch of fake pearls, real light to hold, chippy, perfectly round..</p><p><br /></p><p>But there was one set..</p><p>They were not perfectly round and each held a different shape.</p><p>They weren't knotted, but on a twisted waxed looking string. They weren't white either, more of a off white pinkish color, but no chipped areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was at a red light when I looked at them so Im going off quick memory. </p><p><br /></p><p>They were especially dirty so no one wanted to run them on their teeth, lol</p><p><br /></p><p>They went home with my coworkers so I didnt get a picture, wish I had though. </p><p>Ive never really looked at real pearls enough to compare, so I was wondering if someone could show me a close up of theirs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would cultured take on a different shape than natural?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeaGoat, post: 198025, member: 1136"]A couple coworkers and I were out picking in an old house today. The original part was built in 1920, with a kitchen as a later addition. The man said no one had been in the house in 30 years. He recently let some people in, so it was picked over, but we got some pretty good stuff.. There were a few jars and bags of old costume jewelry. Some of them contained 14k, 10k, and sterling class rings, various other gold and silver rings and watches... some of it was junky, some pretty nice... There were a bunch of fake pearls, real light to hold, chippy, perfectly round.. But there was one set.. They were not perfectly round and each held a different shape. They weren't knotted, but on a twisted waxed looking string. They weren't white either, more of a off white pinkish color, but no chipped areas. I was at a red light when I looked at them so Im going off quick memory. They were especially dirty so no one wanted to run them on their teeth, lol They went home with my coworkers so I didnt get a picture, wish I had though. Ive never really looked at real pearls enough to compare, so I was wondering if someone could show me a close up of theirs. Would cultured take on a different shape than natural?[/QUOTE]
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