There are only about 200 “Merlot pearls” left in the world today, with a full color and unique cloud or flame pattern, costing $250,000.
After buying a sea shell for his wife with 50 baht (about 1.6 US dollars), he accidentally got a rare pearl of great value after boiling it! Recently a man in Thailand bought a sea shell for his wife at the market, but after boiling it at Home, he found a golden pearl coming out of the shell, and only after asking about it did he realize that the pearl was a very rare “Merlot pearl”, locally known as the “King of Pearls”. A pearl costs 7.5 million baht (about $250,000).
According to the World Today News, a 44-year-old truck driver in Thailand, Monthien Chansuk, bought a sea shell on the street in Chonburi province at the request of his wife, and after boiling it at home, he found a golden spherical object coming out of the shell. He did not know what it was, he quickly took a photo and PO online, hoping that there will be users out to answer.
After the photo was posted, it immediately attracted a lot of discussion among netizens, who exclaimed that the golden sphere was actually a rare “Melaleuca bead”. Some netizens mentioned that there are only about 200 “Merlot beads” left in the world today, with a full color and a unique cloud-like or flame pattern, which is quite rare.
The report also mentioned that at first Montien cooked the sea shells, originally to slice to eat, while cutting he found something very hard, originally thought it was just a stone, but when he picked up a closer look, found that the object’s lustrous appearance like a pearl, and finally realized that the object is really valuable “Melody beads.
After the incident, local journalists also went to cover, but also alarmed the police came to care, and now Montien intends to hand the pearl to experts for further examination, and temporarily put in the bank safe deposit box for safekeeping.
A man in Thailand helped his wife buy a sea shell in the market, but did not expect to find a rather rare “Merlot pearl” out of the shell after boiling at home.
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