The values provided in this guide are for round cultured pearls.
Non cultured pearls price.
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Cultured pearls are real pearls grown inside real oysters at pearl farms in japan australia indonesia china and many more locations.
Prices of akoya strands can range from 300 to more than 10 000.
You might have to open 10 000 oysters to find a single decent quality natural pearl.
They were the first pearls to ever be farmed more than 100 years ago and the first to claim worldwide acceptance among all cultured pearls.
A strand of south sea pearls can range from 1 000 to over 100 000.
Akoya pearls tend to be smaller than most other cultured pearls with average sizes ranging from 6 to 9 millimeters.
Both natural and cultured pearls of all varieties can be a valuable jewelry investment so shop for and purchase your pearl jewelry carefully.
To keep it short on average a pearl s value ranges from 300 to 1500.
It s much more likely your inherited pearls are baroque cultured pearls than wild pearls.
These can be worth 10 to 20 times an equivalent akoya cultured pearl.
Baroque pearls are about 25 35 the cost of round pearls.
Prices of pearls are based on several quality factors.
A wild pearl will be worth more than a cultured pearl.
This delicate and very pretty necklace is composed of 207 white to light cream natural pearls graduating from 1 7 to 4 1mm at the center and weighing a total of approximately 23 07 carats.
Natural wild pearls are typically found by shellfish harvesters purely by accident.
They are also the largest pearl variety on the market.
Cultured pearls can also be expensive depending on their luster shape and size but are available in a range of prices.
The value of a pearl can vary dramatically depending on many factors such as pearl type size color surface quality and more.
If you really do think you have an interesting strand of wild pearls and want to sell them you ll need to have them authenticated by a gemological laboratory.
Natural pearls are extremely rare and largely limited to auction and collector s markets.
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So how much are pearls worth.
A wild pearl will be worth more than a cultured pearl.
Wild pearls are valuable but don t get too excited.
Natural non cultured pearl necklace.
South sea sourced pearls are considered the most valuable.
It s this rarity that gives them their high price tag not necessarily their beauty.
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Price and other details may vary based on size and color.
However on average a pearl s value ranges from 300 to 1500.