A fisherman from remote Puerto Princesa, Philippines handed over a giant 1 foot wide and 2.2 feet long giant pearl to a local tourism officer. This could be the biggest ever found pearl in the world and five times larger than the previous record, which is the 6.4 kg ‘Pearl of Allah’ worth $35million.
The man, who has not been identified found this 34 kg gem ten years ago in sea off the coast of Palawan Island and didn’t understand the potential eye-watering value of $100 million and kept it as a ‘good luck charm’ in his rundown wooden home.
But a fire at the property earlier this year forced him to have a clear out and move house.
Tourism officer Aileen Cynthia Amurao said: ‘The fisherman threw the anchor down and it got stuck on a rock during a storm.
‘He noticed that it was lodged on a shell and swam down to pull up the anchor, and also brought the shell with him. This was a decade ago and he kept it at home.
‘He didn’t know how much it was worth and kept it tucked away at home as a simple good luck charm.
‘We were amazed when he brought it to us. We now need help from gemologists to fully certify it. We’re waiting for authentication from Gemologist Institute and other international authorities.
‘But we believe Puerto Princesa is likely to earn another prestigious title and a record breaker for having the world’s biggest natural giant pearl from a giant clam.
Sourced from Daily Mail, Featured image courtesy: www.dailymail.co.uk
