Couple make discovery in restaurant meal worth thousands
An American couple lucked out while enjoying a meal at their favourite restaurant last month, spotting a rare pearl nestled in their appetiser dish.
Michael Spressler and his wife Maria have reportedly been going to The Lobster House Restaurant in Cape May, New Jersey for 34 years, and each time they go he orders the same plate of clams.
But this time was better than any other visit because while chewing on his 12th clam of the evening he discovered something else in his mouth, which left the couple shocked.
At first he thought it was a broken tooth, he told CBS news, but then he realised it was an 8.8 millimetre pearl which could potentially be worth thousands, they said.
A shocked Ms Spressler described the experience as a "once in a lifetime event", particularly because "he's eaten dozens and dozens of clams" and has "never found anything like that" she revealed.
The restaurant reportedly posted about the rare find on its Facebook page with Keith Laudeman, the restaurant owner, just as shocked as most.
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He revealed he's come across many small pearls on clams, oysters and even mussels, but never one quite this big.
Despite its potential value, the couple have no plans to cash it in. Instead, Ms Spressler would like to "set into a nice piece of jewellery" as a "beautiful remembrance of that day".
Struggling fisherman's staggering $1.7 million find on the beach
In October, a struggling fisherman found a rare piece of ambergris whale vomit floating on a Thai beach.
Narong Phetcharaj, who normally only earns a few hundred dollars a month, was returning to shore when he saw a strange object being pushed by currents in Surat Thani province's Niyom beach.
Curious, he went to the mysterious object and realised it could be valuable whale vomit he had seen on television before as it had the same waxy texture and appearance.
The fisherman later took the 30-kilogram object to experts at the Prince of Songkla University to have it tested before the results proved it was genuine ambergris.
Based on previous prices, it could be worth as much as US$1.25 million (AU$1.73 million).
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