Associated Press The so-called Pearl of Allah, above, a 14-pound gem, is shown in this 2003 photograph in Denver, Colo. Below, Victor Barbish and his daughter Gina are pictured in a bank vault in Laguna Beach, Calif., in 1980 with the Pearl of Allah in this photo released by Barbish.

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Giant pearl tied to death and family squabbles

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• January 28, 2005