News Forum - Lucky Thai couple finds 1 million baht pearl in their dinner

[Thaiger]

It wasn’t so much the world’s your oyster for a young Thai couple but more a slow and steady pace winning the race after they found a rare pearl worth over 1 million baht inside a snail while eating seafood at a local BBQ restaurant. Sittidate Chaiwan was celebrating the birthday of his girlfriend, 27 year old Patjariya Gatip, on Thursday, August 11, when she almost swallowed an expensive Melo pearl at a restaurant in the northern province of Payao. Sittidate revealed Patjariya was eating grilled spotted Babylon snails when chewed on something very hard. She spat it out to […]

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40 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

when she almost swallowed an expensive Melo pearl at a restaurant in the northern province of Payao.

Have they've been contacted by the restaurant yet, claiming their share?

[Cabra]

Interesting. My advise to them would be to slow their enthusiasm to sell quickly. As melo pearls can range in value up to $200k USD if large enough. They would be wise to seek out a reputable jewelry broker or auction house. Selling for $28k (1 million baht) may be a mistake.