Did I find a black Pearl?

by Darryl Berube
(Prince Edward Island Canada )

Did I find a black Pearl?

Did I find a black Pearl?

On the evening of July 19,2023 my girlfriend and I were beach combing on the shore in Stratford PEI when I picked up a round black ball. At first I thought it was musket ball or metal bearing of some sort but it didn’t have the weight of metal. I put it in my pocket and when I returned to the house I placed a magnet against it but it didn’t stick. I began searching the internet to see if it was possible to find a black Pearl in PEI. I did the tooth test and felt it gritty against my tooth.


I am not sure if it is a round stone or not. Any help identifying this object would be great.

Thank you,

D.Berube
Winnipeg MB

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Jul 20, 2023
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by: Kari

Hello Darryl,

Wow, I'd love to help you on that one, but unfortunately, it's impossible to identify something like that from a photo. It seems to have some characteristics of a pearl - at least it is not metal. It would have been fun to find a musket ball too, however.

Please take it to a local, reliable jeweler and get his/her opinion. If he agrees it could be a pearl, then you could send it to a lab, GIA, perhaps and get it tested. That way you'll know for sure if you have a treasure. You'll be out some fees but otherwise may never know for sure.

Thanks for sharing. "Anne of Green Gables" has made PEI famous for so many of us.

God bless,
Kari

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