Michael Richter and I have been cherry picking through a huge quantity of pearls for about 12-months that have come up from Uruguay.
Last Friday while at an Antique Fair early bird preview, Michael and I spent close to 45-minutes doing the "fingernail test" on many, many pieces only to walk away with one each of what we did not pick out at previous shows in the past year.
Saturday, I returned to the show and spent another 45-minutes inspecting what both Michael and I inspected the day before, and I was able to pick out four (4) more pieces to share with other pearl collectors such as yourself.
I, too, turned down the initial load of "5" denomination and concentric pieces when contacted a couple years ago.
See link, below.
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