A couple eating oyster shells during a romantic dinner…and in oyster number 12, the surprise was!

Al-Marsad newspaper: A New Jersey couple found a pearl worth thousands of dollars while dining at The Lobster House restaurant in Cape May.

Michael Spressler said that when he got to the 12th conch he noticed there was something in his mouth. And I think one of his teeth broke.

Maria Spressler described the experience as a “lifetime event” and said the discovery was shocking, to say the least.

“He’s eaten dozens and dozens of oysters and we haven’t found anything like that, so it was very exciting,” she said.