I will have to take it to a jeweler to know for sure. I really don't know about the pearl. The ring itself I believe to be real with alot more silver than gold which true on my other double mark piece. As far as finding, it was barely covered with grass on the edge of a sand volleyball court. It was not buried. The Simplex hit hard and ID 55. The place where the ring is was lost can be typical of placed for safe keeping and left. This is1 of the top 4 of the way rings are lost according to inland gold ring guru Skippy. I have come to believe this from my meager experience. HH Cal