Filipino Fisherman Finds Pearl Worth $100 Million

Jan 15, 2020 by apost team

Imagine stumbling upon a $100 million pearl. You’d probably be stunned with thoughts of what you’d do with that extreme amount of money running through your head. Or maybe you’d think more about sharing that treasure with the world such as in a museum. But what if you didn’t realize just how rare what you found was? That’s exactly what happened to a Filipino fisherman in Puerto Princesa, and what he did instead was certainly unique.

More than 10 years ago, a fisherman from Puerto Princesa, a city of 250,000 that’s located 500 miles southwest of Manila on Palawan Island, had been focused on catching some fish. However, something interrupted that experience. His anchor got hung up on something. What was it? The man swam down to check and discovered the pearl. Intrigued by it, he brought it to the surface. That wasn’t done without difficulty, however, as it’s heavy at 75 pounds. Considering that it’s a pearl, it’s quite large too; it’s 2 feet, 2 inches long and 1 foot wide, according to The Guardian.

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Not realizing exactly what he had discovered and retrieved, the man simply kept the rare pearl at his home, even using it as a good-luck charm, touching it every time he left to go fishing. After a decade had passed, he had to move to a new home, and taking that pearl with him was going to be quite a hassle, so he spoke to his aunt, a local tourism officer, about it. She’s the one who got the ball rolling towards discovering just what this was, The Guardian continues.

She and he discussed it, and he agreed to allow her to give it to the city to serve as a tourist attraction. As a result, it’s now on display in the city’s New Green City Hall, available for all to see it. The pearl may be the largest ever discovered. Another person on Palawan Island had discovered a 14-pound pearl there in 1939, The Guardian concludes.

Do you think that you would have not realized what you had discovered if you were in his shoes? It’s understandable since nobody would ever imagine a pearl weighing 75 pounds and being 2 feet long, right? Still, it’s wild to imagine discovering something like that and perhaps even crazier to own something worth that much for so many years and not even realize it.

What’s the most valuable unexpected find that you’ve ever discovered? Tell us in the comments and pass his incredible story on to your friends and loved ones who might appreciate the beauty of nature as much as you do.