The giant pearl was discovered by an un-named Filipino fisherman off the coast of the Palwan Islands and kept under his bed for a decade as a good luck charm. The man was forced to move house when his wooden shack burned down, but luckily his pearl survived the inferno. The man told tourism officials he discovered the massive pearl in a giant clam.
Fisherman found giant 34kg pearl worth $100million - but kept the two-foot long gem under his bed for TEN YEARS as a good luck charm
- The UN-named fisherman discovered the giant pearl more than a decade ago inside a massive clam
- The man did not realize the $100 million pearl was so valuable and kept it as a simple good luck charm
- When his wooden shack burned down, the man showed his pear to a stunned Filipino tourist officer
- Filipino officials hope they will be able to keep the pearl in the region to encourage tourists to visit
$100 MILLION RECORD BREAKING FILIPINO PEARL
LENGTH: 26 inches
WIDTH: 12 inches
WEIGHT: 34kg
VALUE: $100MILLION
CURRENT RECORD: 6.4kg
VALUE: $35MILLION
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