How to Identify Pearls (without putting them in your mouth)

Let's talk pearls! Since this video went viral I thought I would add this: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PandPF That's my neighbor's etsy shop, she supports herself with the sales and now I can post external links in videos, so I thought the folks who are enjoying this video would absolutely love her shop, why not send them over? In this video we will plow through a pile of real and fake pearls, which we will use to show and discuss how to go about identifying pearls out in the wilds of Thrift Shops, Flea Markets, and Garage Sales. Maybe even at a Yard Sard of Garage Mélange. In addition to real pearls there is plastic, gold, silver, sterling, and base metals involved. Maybe even a couple gemstones!