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

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

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

“Wow, that is unbelievable,” Overland stated. “Very thrilling. Not dangerous for a bowl of clams!”

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

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

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

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

That purple pearl has had fairly an journey since August.

Overland first introduced it house 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 positively 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 perhaps they may flip it into a bit of bijou or simply show it in a case.