Coin pearls are mostly round, always bold & beautiful. Coin pearls start from a disc shaped nucleus instead of a round mother of pearl bead like most other cultured pearls. The pearls form around the shaped disc. By using different shaped discs, coin pearls are also made in square, heart and triangle shapes.
Generous nacre coverage on these round coin pearls gives them a plump look and some surface texture, as shown. Color is close to true white and they have very good luster & opalescence!
These big, showy pearls have terrific opalescence and slightly creamy White color. Many pearls have smooth surfaces, but note from the picture that each strand has some nacre bumps and other variations.
These coin pearls are shaped like 5 petal flowers, then were dyed a nice bright green. Nacre coverage is fairly even, so you can easily see the flower outline.
Rather petite for Coin pearls, these metallic gold pearls have abundant colored highlights! Textured surfaces and occasionally spotty nacre coverage.
Quantity
Price
1 9
$16.00
10 49
$13.60
50 +
$11.20
Quantity:
How Many Coin Pearls on a Strand?
The numbers in this table are approximate and will vary between strands.
Pearl size (average)
How many Pearls on a Strand
8mm
50
9mm
44
10mm
40
11mm
36
12mm
33
13mm
30
Pearl Buying Tips
Freshwater pearls are temporarily strung and sold by the strand. Strands are usually 15.5-16" long (40 cm).
Pearls are a natural product and some styles and colors will be available only in limited amounts. Though we try to buy pearls that can be re-stocked,
some styles may not be available again. So, we suggest you purchase all the strands that you need for a particular
project at the same time.
Our pearls are priced based on their overall quality. Higher priced pearls will be more consistent in color and shape
and have better luster. Small pearls also will be higher in price (more labor to
prepare the strands) as will very large pearls (more rare and they take longer to culture).
The freshwater pearls we sell at abeadstore.com and PearlBeadSale.com are all cultured pearls; for more information about the pearl culturing process
please see the
All About Pearls page on our wholesale website PearlBeadSale.com.
For more tips and information about selecting and buying Freshwater Pearls, please visit
Pearl Buying Tips. .