These freshwater pearls are a light silver color with good shine and highlights. The nacre is thick and there are no holes showing the irritant beneath. The pearls are 4 mm thick. There is good size uniformity within the strand. Some pearls are slightly different shapes. Some of the coin faces are smooth and others have textural things going on. But all are in good shape. Each strand is 16 inches long and contains approximately 34 pearls per strand.