PHOENIXVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Bear in mind the Phoenixville man who discovered a uncommon purple pearl within the clam appetizer he nearly despatched again at a Rehoboth Seaside restaurant this summer season?

Scott Overland introduced that pearl to Jewelers’ Row in Philadelphia Tuesday to seek out out simply what it is price.

“The worth is $4,071,” introduced Joshua Hyman, the proprietor of Philadelphia Jewellery Appraisers.

“Wow, that is improbable,” Overland mentioned. “Very thrilling. Not unhealthy for a bowl of clams!”

Scott Overland and his household discovered the gem at Salt Air restaurant in Rehoboth Seaside in August.

Pearls are usually present in oysters, however the uncommon purple one can flip up in a clam in the event you do not slurp it down first.

Overland nearly did simply that. Good factor he caught it.

“The is the primary one I’ve ever seen in my life,” Hyman mentioned. “I’ve by no means seen a purple clam pearl.”

That purple pearl has had fairly an journey since August.

Overland first introduced it residence to Phoenixville, then to GIA: the Gemological Institute Of America in New York Metropolis.

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Now that he came upon it is price, the massive query is: what’s going to he do with it?

“We’re undoubtedly going to maintain it at this level,” Overland says. “It is such a particular story and my daughter loves purple, so she could be unhappy if we gave it away. We determined it is cool to maintain round the home.”

He says possibly they may flip it into a chunk of bijou or simply show it in a case.