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The Giga Pearl, seen here during an exclusive viewing for CBC Toronto, could be the world's largest natural pearl.
The pearl weighs 27.65 kilograms, four times the weight of the Lao-Tzu Pearl, also called the Pearl of Allah, which until recently was thought to be the world's largest.
His family didn't know it was worth anything - didn't even know it was a pearl.
"These giant clams were very common. They were used for baptismal baths. Some of them are even in gardens some of them had abnormalities that they didn't know were pearls," said Reyes.
Reyes felt it was important to have the pearl authenticated so he sought the help of a consultant in Asian art, Anthony Wu. Together they took it to be tested at the Gemological Institute of America in New York City.
"There's no other recorded example of such a massive giant pearl that's even remotely close to this piece," said Wu. The pearl is believed to be more than 1,000 years old.
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