ALL OF THE GEMSTONES AND JEWELRY IN THIS AUCTION HAVE BEEN TESTED AND CONFIRMED NATURAL UNLESS OTHERWISE CLEARLY STATED IN THE AUCTION. ALL OF THE GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE BRAND NEW AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SET IN JEWELRY UNLESS IT IS LISTED AS A SALVAGED GEMSTONE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MANY GEMOLOGISTS, JEWELERS, AND LIQUIDATORS WHO ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN NATURAL GEMSTONES AND JEWELRY AT A FRACTION OF THEIR VALUE. ALL OF THE ITEMS WE WILL BE SELLING IN THIS AUCTION START AT 1 CENT AND HAVE NO RESERVES. THIS CREATES GREAT BUYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE WILL HONOR ALL SALES NO MATTER HOW LOW THE SELLING PRICES ARE. ITEMS WILL END 2 MINUTES APART TO MAKE IT EASIER TO PLACE BIDS BETWEEN ITEMS. PLEASE BE SURE TO USE THE PREBID FEATURE BY PLACING YOUR HIGHEST BID ANYTIME BEFORE THE AUCTION BEGINS TO END. PROXIBID WILL AUTOMATICALLY PLACE BIDS FOR YOU UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR MAXIMUM BID. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU BID $10.00 AND THE CURRENT BID IS $3.00, PROXYBID WILL PLACE A $3.50 BID FOR YOU AND SO ON UNTIL SOMEBODY OUTBIDS YOUR $10 MAXIMUM BID. MANY PEOPLE ARE BIDDING IN THE LAST 2-5 SECONDS OF THE AUCTION AND WINNING ITEMS IN THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE AUCTION, DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! ...more

*PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIVE LISTING* WE OFFER A VARIETY OF LAB REPORTS, APPRAISALS, LETTERS OF HERITAGE, AND ORIGIN REPORTS FOR ANY JEWELRY RELATED ITEM OR GEMSTONE SOLD THROUGH PROXIBID. MOST APPRAISALS ARE $40 AND INCLUDE 2 COPIES (ONE FOR YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN ORIGINAL COPY FOR YOURSELF). WE OFFER A DISCOUNT ON MULTIPLE DOCUMENTATION PURCHASES ($3 OFF EACH APPRAISAL WHEN 10 OR MORE ARE PURCHASED). THERE IS A 2-7 BUSINESS DAY HANDLING TIME ON APPRAISALS AND LETTERS OF HERITAGE. LAB REPORTS MAY TAKE UP TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS (VERY UNCOMMON) DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND LAB PREMISSES. ALL DOCUMENTATION IS DONE BY OUR ON STAFF GIA CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST AND JEWELRY EXPERT WHO HAS 8 CERTIFICATIONS AND DIPLOMAS FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, AND ANOTHER FROM THE AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION. HE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE GIA ALUMNI PROGRAM, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MULTIPLE PUBLICATIONS REGARDING JEWELRY AND GEMSTONES WITH OVER 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY. PLEASE CALL 1-313-670-5666 TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS. WE WILL NEED THE ITEM NUMBER AND LOT TITLE WHEN CALLING. IT IS BEST TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE AUCTION CLOSE TO INSURE YOUR ORDER HAS NOT ALREADY SHIPPED. *PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIONAL LISTING, WE ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM YOUR AUTOMATED INVOICE AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE FINAL SELLING AMOUNT. THIS LISTING IS NOT FOR THE SALE OF ANY DOCUMENTATION, AND A WINNING BID WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE WINNER. APPRAISALS MUST BE ORDERED OVER THE PHONE. ...more

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL LISTING ONLY, PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU BID ON THIS ITEM AND WIN YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE FINAL SELLING PRICE. D&D WILSON AUCTIONEERS IS CURRENTLY TAKING NEW CONSIGNMENTS FOR OUR UPCOMING AUCTIONS. WE HAVE COMMISSION RATES WELL BELOW INDUSTRY STANDARDS WITH NO HIDDEN FEES OR CHARGES, EVER! D&D WILSON AUCTION CONSIGNORS HAS THOUSANDS OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH MILLIONS OF INTERESTED BIDDERS BY UTILIZING OUR ONLINE SELLING PLATFORM COMPLETE WITH DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS AND LISTINGS WHICH WILL SETS US APART FROM MANY OTHER AUCTION HOUSES. IN TODAY'S ECONOMY IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR VALUABLES WHICH IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY TO OUR CONSIGNORS. WHEN SELLING THROUGH AN AUCTION HOUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO GET THE TRUE MARKET VALUE FOR YOUR BELONGINGS UNLIKE OTHER VENUES WHICH HAVE TO MARK BUY YOUR ITEMS AT A VERY LOW PRICE THEN MARK THEM UP TO MAKE A PROFIT. PAYMENT IS SENT WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE AUCTION CLOSING, SO YOU CAN REST ASSURED YOU WILL BE PAID FOR YOUR ITEM IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT ANY HASSLES. CONTACT US TODAY TO RECEIVE A QUOTE, WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A DISCOUNTED COMMISSION RATE UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER IN ORDER TO GENERATE A LARGE VOLUME OF ITEMS FOR OUR YEAR END HOLIDAY AUCTION. WE ALSO OFFER QUANTITY COMMISSION DISCOUNTS FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO SELL COLLECTIONS, LIQUIDATE BUSINESSES AND HOMES, AS WELL AS PERSONAL BELONGINGS. WE WILL BEAT ANY FINAL QUOTE FOR COMMISSION RATES ON JEWELRY, GEMSTONES, AMERICAN BANKNOTES, GOLD, SILVER, HIGH END WATCHES, AND COINS!...more

BEAUTIFUL EXPERTLY FACETED PEAR CUT UNTREATED SPHENE WITH STRONG LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. MEASURES 5X3 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.33 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID YET SATURATED GREENISH YELLOW COLOR. SPHENE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE GEMSTONE PRIZED FOR ITS HIGH REFRACTIVITY, WHICH GIVES IT AMAZING BRILLIANCE. THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY GEMSTONE SPECIES WITH A HIGHER REFRACTIVE INDEX THAN A DIAMOND. SPHENE IS RARELY FOUND IN EYE CLEAN CLARITIES MAKING SPECIMENS WITH OUTSTANDING CLARITY SUCH AS THIS ONE VERY RARE AND PRIZED AMONG THE GEMSTONE/JEWELRY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. OFTEN FOUND IN SIZES WEIGHING BETWEEN 0.05 CARATS AND 0.25 CARATS IN SIZE WHICH MAKES ANY GEMSTONE OVER 0.30 CARATS VERY RARE. GEMSTONES OVER 1 CARAT ARE OFTEN NOT EVEN SOLD TO THE PUBLIC WHEN DISPLAYING EYE CLEAN CLARITY....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF DARK SATURATED PURPLE AMETHYST MINED FROM AFRICA. THESE GEMSTONES ARE 100% NATURAL AND HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED OR ENHANCED IN ANY WAY. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 9X7 MM AND THE PAIR HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 3.51 CARATS. AMETHYST IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL FORM OF PURPLE QUARTZ WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND CHERISHED BY MAN FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS. SPECIMENS WITH DARK SATURATED COLOR ARE MORE RARE THAN THEIR LIGHTER COUNTERPARTS AND SOUGHT AFTER BY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ALIKE. THIS IS A GREAT GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS FAMILIAR WITH THE GEMSTONE. THE MOST PRIZED AMETHYST ARE THOSE MINED FROM AFRICA, BRAZIL, AND SIBERIA. WITH EXTREMELY RARE SPECIMENS SHOWING COLOR CHANGE AND STRONG PLEOCHROIC PROPERTIES....more

BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE FACETED EMERALD CUT PALASITE GEMSTONE. MEASURES 9X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.15 CARATS. THIS GEMSTONE HAS FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN YELLOW COLOR. PALASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS AND HAVE MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALASITE METEORITES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN THEIR NATURAL SPECIMEN STATE AND FACETING THEM GREATLY REDUCES THE WEIGHT. THE OUTCOME IS A GORGEOUS BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE USUALLY WITH RETAIL PRICES BETWEEN $1000 AND $3000 PER CARAT. THE MOST COMMON COLOR IS GREEN, THEN COOL COLORS SUCH AS BLUE WITH THE RAREST COLORS BEING WARM COLORS LIKE RED AND ORANGE. PERIDOT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND GEMSTONE IN PALASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THESE UNIQUE GEMS ARE CALLED PALASITE GEMSTONES RATHER THAN PALASITE PERIDOT....more

BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL TWO TONE MENS CHRONOGRAPH DRESS WATCH. BRAND NEW FROM JEWELRY STORE LIQUIDATION. CONFIRMED AUTHENTIC....more

UNTESTED GOLD TONE WOMENS RING SET WITH PINK AND PURPLE GEMSTONES. ESTATE FIND IN LIKE NEW CONDITION....more

AAA QUALITY PERFECTLY FACETED PEAR CUT NATURAL CITRINE MINED FROM INDIA. FROM FROM ANY TREATMENTS OR ENHANCEMENTS WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE. BRIGHT AND VIVID CANARY YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 11X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.38 CARATS. CITRINE IS A BEAUTIFUL FORM OF QUARTZ WHICH CAN RANGE IN COLOR FROM LIGHT YELLOW TO SATURATED ORANGE. MOST CITRINE IS HEAT TREATED TO IMPROVE ITS COLOR BUT SOME RARE SPECIMENS ARE LEFT UNTREATED WHEN FOUND IN HIGH QUALITIES. CITRINE IS A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR JEWELRY USE AND RESALE DUE TO THE PUBLICS KNOWLEDGE AND POPULARITY OF THE GEMSTONES SPECIES. MOST CITRINE IS MINED FROM INDIA AND BRAZIL, BUT CITRINE IS FOUND ON JUST ABOUT EVERY CONTINENT....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF FACETED PEAR CUT PERIDOT MEASURING 7X5 MM EACH WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.76 CARATS. PERFECT FLAWLESS CLARITY AND THE FINEST VIVID GREENISH YELLOW COLOR. THESE HAVE THE BEST QUALITY RATINGS FOR COLOR, CLARITY, LUSTER, AND CUT. PALASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS AND HAVE MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALASITE METEORITES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN THEIR NATURAL SPECIMEN STATE AND FACETING THEM GREATLY REDUCES THE WEIGHT. THE OUTCOME IS A GORGEOUS BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE USUALLY WITH RETAIL PRICES BETWEEN $1000 AND $3000 PER CARAT. THE MOST COMMON COLOR IS GREEN, THEN COOL COLORS SUCH AS BLUE WITH THE RAREST COLORS BEING WARM COLORS LIKE RED AND ORANGE. PERIDOT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND GEMSTONE IN PALASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THESE UNIQUE GEMS ARE CALLED PALASITE GEMSTONES RATHER THAN PALASITE PERIDOT. ...more

BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN YELLOW TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH EXCELLENT EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 10X10 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.06 CARATS. MINED FROM BRAZIL. NATURAL AND UNTREATED. AAA OVERALL QUALITY....more

STUNNING FACETED PEAR CUT SAPPHIRE WITH SATURATED PINK COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.84 CARATS. MINED FROM CEYLON WHICH IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST SAPPHIRES. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED INCLUDING HEAT. PERFECT SIZE FOR USE IN A RING OR PENDANT. FANCY COLORED SAPPHIRES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE EXREMELY RARE AND PRIZED BY COLLECTORS. SAPPHIRES ARE A MEMBER OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY MAKING THEM VERY VALUABLE. RATING A 9 ON MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS, THEY ARE ONLY SECOND TO DIAMONDS IN HARDNESS AND ALSO HAVE EXCELLENT DURABILITY MAKING THEM THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR DAILY USE IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. SAPPHIRES ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING FIRE AND BRILLIANCE CAUSED BY THEIR HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX. SAPPHIRES ARE MINED AROUND THE WORLD AND SAPPHIRES FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS ARE PRIZED FOR EACH OF THEIR DIFFERENT UNIQUE PROPERTIES. WITH THE AVERAGE COST OF AAA GEM QUALITY SAPPHIRES BREAKING $1000 A CARAT IN 2010, SAPPHIRES HAVE ALSO PROVEN TO BE A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR INVESTMENT USES....more

HIGHLY COLLECTABLE REAL FAKE COIN LIKELY COUNTERFEITED IN THE 1920'S IN DETROIT BY A GROUP OF ORGANIZED CRIMINALS LINKED TO THE PURPLE GANG. THESE COINS HAVE BEEN APPEARING IN COLLECTIONS EVER SINCE THE 1920'S WHEN IT IS BELIEVED THIS GROUP HIRED A JEWELER TO MAKE OVER $300,000 (FACE VALUE) IN COINS USING HAND CARVED DIES AND MOLDS. MANY PEOPLE COLLECT ONLY THESE TYPES OF COUNTERFEIT COINS WHICH ARE REFERRED TO AS "REAL FAKES" BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THEM TO BE MORE RARE, AND HAVE HAD MORE TIME PUT INTO THE CREATION OF THE COIN. NOT TO MENTION THE HISTORICAL VALUE OF SUCH A PIECE. COUNTERFEIT COINS WHICH ARE NO LONGER MINTED BY THE US GOVERNMENT ARE COMPLETELY LEGAL TO OWN AND SELL AS LONG AS THE COIN IS DISCLOSED AS A COPY OR FAKE WITH RELEVANT HISTORY ACCORDING TO THE FAIR HOBBIES ACT. ...more

BEAUTIFUL FACETED OVAL CUT MATCHED PAIR OF RUBALITE TOURMALINE. PINKISH RED COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MINED FROM BRAZIL. EACH GEMSTONE IN THIS PAIR MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.59 CARATS. TOURMALINE IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE WHICH MEANS IT ALMOST ALWAYS HAS EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS. EYE CLEAN SPECIMENS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF LARGER SIZES SUCH AS THESE ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE WHICH MAKES THEM THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR BOTH INVESTMENT AND JEWELRY APPLICATIONS. RUBALITE TOURMALINE IS ONE OF TOURMALINE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND UNCOMMON SUBSPECIES. KNOWN FOR ITS RUBY-LIKE RED AND DARK PINK COLORS, IT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS "THE GEMSTONE EVERY RUBY WISHES IT COULD BE" BY THE INDUSTRIES GEMOLOGISTS FOR YEARS. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS RUBALITE TOURMALINE WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE SAME GEMSTONE AS RUBIES, AND WAS PRIZED BY ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD SUCH AS THE EGYPTIANS, MAYANS, THE ROMANS, AND MANY MORE. RUBALITE HAS BEEN FOUND IN SEVERAL REGIONS, WITH THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AND HIGHEST QUALITY GEMSTONES ORIGINATING FROM BRAZIL, NAMIBIA, CALIFORNIA, RUSSIA, AND ITALY. MOST JEWELERS PREFER RUBALITE TOURMALINE TO HAVE A SATURATED RED COLOR SUCH AS THIS ONE, MOST LOWER QUALITY RUBALITE IS MUCH LIGHTER AND IS HARD TO DISTINGUISH FROM REGULAR PINK TOURMALINE WITH THE NAKED EYE. RATING A 7.5 IN HARDNESS ON THE MOHS SCALE, THIS GEMSTONE WILL BE GREAT IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AND IS EVEN DURABLE ENOUGH TO WEAR IN RINGS. TOURMALINE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT GEMSTONE TO MATCH BECAUSE OF ITS LARGE ARRAY OF COLORS, CLARITIES, AND HUGHES. MATCHED SETS OF GEMSTONES TYPICALLY SELL FOR 3-5 TIMES THE PRICE OF A SINGLE GEMSTONE WITH EQUAL CARAT WEIGHT AND QUALITY....more

COLLECTABLE AND AUTHENTIC 2009-P COMMEMORATIVE CENT FEATURING LINCOLN SITTING ON A LOG ON THE REVERSE. PROMINENT DIE ERROR ON OBVERSE CAUSING A GAP BETWEEN LINCOLNS HAIR AND FOREHEAD....more

FINEST QUALITY FACETED HEART CUT MOLDAVITE WITH SATURATED GREEN COLOR AND VERY RARE EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.47 CARATS. MOLDAVITE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE GEMSTONE ONLY FOUND IN THE SOUTH BOHEMIAN LOCALITIES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC. MOLDAVITE IS NOT A MINERAL OR GEMSTONE NATIVE TO EARTH BUT RATHER IS CAUSED FROM AN ENORMOUS METEORITE IMPACT. THE FIRST SAMPLES WERE FOUND IN THE LATE 1700'S AND AND EVER SINCE THE GEMSTONE HAS BEEN PRIZED BY GEMOLOGISTS AND GEOLOGISTS ALIKE. KNOWN FOR ITS SATURATED OLIVE GREEN COLOR BUT SOME VERY RARE SPECIMENS HAVE A FAINT BLUE OVERTONE WHICH IS VERY VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. THIS IS ONE OF ONLY A VERY FEW GEMSTONES IN THE CATEGORY GEMOLOGISTS REFER TO AS "SPACE GEMS." THESE FASCINATING AND VERY RARE GEMSTONES ARE VERY RARELY FOUND IN GEM QUALITY MATERIAL THAT ALLOW THEM TO BE FACETED INTO CUT GEMSTONES. SO ANY SPECIMEN FOUND SUITABLE FOR JEWELRY USE COMMANDS A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PRICE THAN REGULAR COMMERCIAL QUALITY MATERIAL. EYE CLEAN PIECE ARE VERY RARE AND USED AS INVESTMENT GEMSTONES AS WELL AS IN JEWELRY....more

FINEST INVESTMENT QUALITY PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON. SATURATED GREENISH YELLOW COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THIS SAPPHIRE HAS NOT BEEN TREATED OR ENHANCED IN ANY MANNER. HAS A CUSTOM ASCHER CUT WHICH HIGHLIGHTS ITS ALREADY BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES A LARGE 6.5 X 6.5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.20 CARATS. MINED FROM CEYLON AND FACETED IN NEW YORK CITY BY WORLD RENOWNED GEMSTONE CUTTER AND JEWELEER LUCIAN LEONARDO. THIS SAPPHIRE HAS THE FINEST CUT, COLOR, CLARITY, AND BRILLIANCE RATINGS! FANCY COLORED SAPPHIRES HAVE LONG BEEN A JEWELERS FAVORITE FOR USE IN ALL JEWELERY APPLICATIONS. ITS HARDNESS OF 9 ON MOHS SCALE AND EXTREMELY STRONG DURABILITY MAKE IT A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR EVERYDAY USE, AS WELL AS A GREAT STONE FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. SAPPHIRES COME IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE, WHILE BLUE IS THE MOST POPULAR FANCY COLORS CAN OFTEN COMMAND SIGNIFICANTLY MORE AS THEY ARE MUCH LESS COMMON THEREFORE HAVE HIGHER DEMAND. SAPPHIRES OF EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE EXTREMELY RARE. MOST SAPPHIRES USED IN JEWELRY TODAY HAVE A FOGGY TYPE CLARITY AND EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS WHEN IN SIZES OVER 1/4 CARAT. THIS IS THE REASON MOST MODERN PIECES OF JEWELRY USING SAPPHIRES HAVE MULTIPLE SMALLER STONES RATHER THAN 1 LARGE STONE. ...more

LOT OF 3 BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECTLY MATCHED AMETHYST MINED FROM AFRICA. ALL THREE HAVE EXCELLENT EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED PURPLE COLOR. THESE AMETHYST HAVE NOT BEEN ENHANCED IN ANY MANNER INCLUDING HEAT TREATMENT. EACH GEMSTONE IN THE LOT MEASURES 6X4 MM AND THE PARCEL HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.47 CARTS. AMETHYST IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL FORM OF PURPLE QUARTZ WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND CHERISHED BY MAN FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS. SPECIMENS WITH DARK SATURATED COLOR ARE MORE RARE THAN THEIR LIGHTER COUNTERPARTS AND SOUGHT AFTER BY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ALIKE. THIS IS A GREAT GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS FAMILIAR WITH THE GEMSTONE. THE MOST PRIZED AMETHYST ARE THOSE MINED FROM AFRICA, BRAZIL, AND SIBERIA. WITH EXTREMELY RARE SPECIMENS SHOWING COLOR CHANGE AND STRONG PLEOCHROIC PROPERTIES....more

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN COLLECTABLE WORLD COIN. 45 DENOMINATION. TWO TONE COLOR. DATED 1999....more