RECENTLY WE SECURED 2 VERY LARGE GEMSTONE CONSIGNMENTS. ONE WAS FROM A CUTTING CENTER THAT IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE OTHER FROM A LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL GEMOLOGIST. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE MANY FANCY CUT EXOTIC GEMSTONES AS WELL AS MANY RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES FROM UNCOMMON LOCALITIES. THE TWO CONSIGNMENTS CONSISTED OF OVER 800 HIGH QUALITY GEMSTONES THAT WE WILL BE SELLING OVER THE NEXT MONTH. THIS IS ALL NEW INVENTORY WE HAVE NEVER BEFORE SOLD AND IS SURE TO PLEASE ANY GEMSTONE OR JEWELRY ENTHUSIAST. ALL OF THE GEMSTONES WILL BE LISTED WITH A 1 CENT START PRICE AND NO RESERVE AS EVERY STONE MUST SELL BEFORE OUR 30 DAY DEADLINE....more

AS WITH ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS WE TAKE EVERY STEP POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE OUR ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED AND PICTURED ACCURATELY. WE PHOTOGRAPH EACH ITEM INDIVIDUALLY FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES USING A MACRO LENS TO SHOW THE SMALLEST DETAIL POSSIBLE. WITH OUR GEMSTONES YOU WILL OFTEN SEE FLAWS IN THE PHOTOS THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. PLEASE REMEMBER A GEMSTONE THE SIZE OF AN ERASER TIP IS BLOWN UP TO THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL ON A COMPUTER SCREEN, SO ITS COMPARABLE TO LOOKING AT A GEMSTONE IN A MICROSCOPE. FOR THIS REASON IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO READ ITEM DETAILS IN THE AUCTION LISTING. WE HAVE THE CLARITY, SIZE, COLOR, AND WEIGHT RATINGS LISTED FOR EVERY GEMSTONE WE SELL. WE ALSO PHOTOGRAPH EVERY ITEM WE SELL, AND DO NOT USE STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY. VERY RARELY WE MIGHT LIST WHOLESALE GEMSTONE PARCELS WHICH SHOW A LARGE LOT FROM WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE A RANDOM SMALLER LOT BUT IT WILL BE CLEARLY STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION AND USUALLY THE TITLE AS WELL. WE DO NOT ENHANCE OUR PHOTOGRAPHS USING ANY METHOD WHATSOEVER, IN FACT THE ONLY ALTERATIONS MADE TO OUR PICTURES IS CROPPING. WE COMBINE SHIPPING FOR ITEMS PURCHASED WITHIN THE SAME AUCTION ON THE SAME DAY. WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO COMBINE SHIPPING ON ITEMS PURCHASED FROM FIXED PRICE AUCTIONS MADE AT THE SAME TIME. FIXED PRICE AUCTIONS ARE THE ONLY AUCTIONS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COMBINE PURCHASES MADE FROM MULTIPLE AUCTIONS ON THE SAME DAY. PLEASE READ OUR SHIPPING POLICY FOR SPECIFIC COSTS OF COMBINED SHIPPING. WE GUARANTEE DELIVERY OF EVERY ITEM WE SHIP, AND AFRE CAREFUL TO PACKAGE EVERYTHING SAFE AND SECURELY. WE USUALLY SHIP THE BUSINESS DAY AFTER YOU MAKE A PURCHASE, BUT PLEASE ALLOW 2 BUSINESS DAYS FOR YOUR ITEM TO BE MAILED. DELIVERY TYPICALLY TAKES 2-7 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DATE YOUR ITEM IS MAILED (WITHIN THE USA), BUT WE OFFER EXPEDITED AND OVERNIGHT SHIPPING OPTIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. IF YOU RECEIVE AN ITEM THAT APPEARS TO BE DAMAGED PLEASE REFUSE DELIVERY, BY SIGNING FOR YOUR PACKAGE YOU ARE LEGALLY STATING YOU RECEIVED YOUR DELIVERY IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. RETURNS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. LIKE MOST OTHER AUCTION HOUSES ALL SALES ARE FINAL UNLESS YOU ARE ACCIDENTALLY MAILED THE WRONG ITEM, OR IF YOUR ITEM IS DAMAGED. EVERY ITEM WE SHIP IS INSPECTED BEFORE IT IS MAILED, THEN AGAIN VERIFIED TO MATCH THE INVOICE BY THE EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING. WE HAVE OVERHEAD CAMERAS ABOVE WHERE THE PACKAGES ARE SEALED SO WE CAN SEE IF ANY MISTAKES ARE MADE ON OUR END WHEN PACKAGING ORDERS (SUCH AS FORGETTING TO PUT THE ITEM IN THE PACKAGE). IF YOU RECEIVE YOUR ITEM AND IT IS DAMAGED OR YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE SENT THE WRONG ITEM CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IT IS CRUCIAL YOU SAVE ALL PACKAGING MATERIALS INCLUDING PAPER WORK AND BUBBLE MAILERS/BOXES. IF YOUR ITEM IS DAMAGED DURING THE SHIPPING PROCESS WE NEED THESE ITEMS FOR THE POSTAL INSPECTOR. WITHOUT THEM YOU WILL NOT BE ISSUED A REFUND. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE SENT THE WRONG ITEM PLEASE CONTACT US WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE TIME YOUR ORDER IS RECEIVED. AFTER 1 WEEK FROM THE TIME YOU RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE ALL SALES ARE FINAL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE INCLUDING DAMAGE OR A MISTAKE IN THE ITEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS THAT SELLS ITEMS ON CONSIGNMENT. WHEN YOU PURCHASE ITEMS WITHOUT THE INTENTION OF KEEPING THEM WE ARE FORCED TO PAY FOR THOSE ITEMS OUT OF OUR POCKET WHICH CAN BE VERY DAMAGING. WE WANT ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY AND WE ARE EAGER TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE. MANY OF THE ITEMS WE SELL ARE JEWELRY AND GEMSTONES. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE ITEM SPECIFICS WE TEST AND CONFIRM EVERY ITEM WE SELL. GEMSTONES ARE TESTED BY OUR ON STAFF GIA CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST AND DIAMOND EXPERT USING SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MICROSCOPES, REFRACTOMETER, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, FILTER TESTING, AND EVEN CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. PRECIOUS METALS ARE ALSO TESTED BY OUR ON STAFF GEMOLOGIST WHO USES ACID AND A STREAK PLATE TO TEST THE METALS PURITY. WHEN SELLING COINS MADE OF PRECIOUS METALS WE ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO TEST THEM USING ACID BECAUSE IT WOULD DAMAGE THE COIIN, SO WE MEASURE AND WEIGH THE COIN. IF A COIN IS MADE OF A PRECIOUS METALS ALL OF THE COINS IN THAT VARIETY WILL WEIGH EXACTLY THE SAME, AND COUNTERFEITS OFTEN WEIGH MUCH LESS. THIS IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD FORM OF TESTING COINS. IF COINS ARE PCGS OR NGC GRADED WE DO NOT CRACK OPEN THE CASES OR HANDLE THE COINS IN ANYWAY AS IT WOULD DESTROY THE VALUE.THE GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE GRADED USING GIA'S CLARITY, COLOR, SIZE, AND CUT GRADING STANDARDS. EVERY DESCRIPTION WILL HAVE THIS INFORMATION LISTED AS WELL AS OTHER ITEM SPECIFICS AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEMSTONE SPECIES. ...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

NATURAL CUSHION CHECKERBOARD FACETED CUT INDICOLITE TOURMALINE MINED FROM NAMIBIA. MEASURES A LARGE 12X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 9.35 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED BLUE COLOR. STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. INDICOLITE TOURMALINE IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE SUBSPECIES OF TOURMALINE EHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS AMAZING BLUE COLOR. INDICOLITE TOURMALINE IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE WHICH MEANS IT IS VERY RARELY FOUND WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY. GEMSTONES WEIGHING OVER 0.25 CARATS WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY UNCOMMON AND MAKE UP LESS THAN 1 % OF THE FACETED INDICOLITE EVER MINED. THIS RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES IS MOST OFTEN MINED FROM BRAZIL BUT COUPLE OTHER DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN AFRICA WHICH ARE ALSO PRODUCING INDICOLITE. THIS FORM OF TOURMALINE HAS A SLIHTLY DIFFERENT CHEMICHAL COMPOSITION WHICH MAKES IT DISTINGUISHABLE FROM STANDARD TOURMALINE....more

LOT OF 5 NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PRINCESS CUT ARIZONA ANT HILL GARNETS. EACH MEASURES 5X5 MM AND THE LOT HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.65 CARATS. ALL HAVE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND FIERY RED COLOR. ANT HILL GARNETS ARE A RARE FORM OF GARNET WHICH ARE ALWAYS COLLECTED BY PRIVATE PROSPECTORS AND ROCK HOUNDS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ANY COMMERCIAL GATHERING PROCESSES FOR THIS ELUSIVE GEMSTONE IN PLACE. ANT HILL GARNETS GET THEIR NAME BECAUSE THEY ARE FOUND ATOP ANT HILL MOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE DESSERTS IN ARIZONA. ANTS ACTUALLY CARRY THE ROUGH CRYSTALS TO THE TOP OF EARTHS SURFACE SO THEY CAN BUILD THEIR UNOBSTRUCTED COLONIES UNDERGROUND. SINCE THE CRYSTALS ARE ACTUALLY CARRIED TO THE SURFACE BY INSECTS THEY ARE RARELY FOUND IN SIZES OVER 0.25 CARATS (AFTER FACETING). ANT HILL ARNETS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING CLARITY, BRILLIANCE, AND STUNNING COLOR. RANGING IN PINK, ORANGE, AND RED HUES, WHICH MAKES THEM VERY DIFFICULT TO MATCH....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT PALASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A METEORITE. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.15 CARATS. EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID NEON LIKE GREEN COLOR. PALASITE PERIDOT IS AN EXTREMELY RARE SPECIES OF OLIVINE WHICH FORMS IN ROCKY IRON BASED METEORITES. THESE RARE METEORITES WHICH HAVE AN IRON BASE AND STONEY IMPURITIES ARE EXTREMELY RARE. THE REASON PERIDOT IS ABLE TO FORM IN THESE METEORITES IS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND SLOW COOLING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THE CRYSTAL TO FORM AND THE METEORITES HIGH IRON CONTENT WHICH GIVES THE CRYSTALS A GREEN COLOR. INFACT, PALLASITE METEORITES HAVE SUCH A HIGH IRON CONTENT, THAT THE PERIDOT FOUND WITHIN THEM USUALLY HAVE A MORE MORE SATURATED COLOR. EYE CLEAN SPECIMENS OF PERIDOT FROM PALLASITE METEORITES ARE RARE BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. GEMOLOGISTS PREDICT ABOUT 4-5% OF PALLASITE PERIDOT FOUND IN GEM QUALITY IS EYE CLEAN, THIS MEANS 95% OF THE GEMSTONES WILL CONTAIN INCLUSIONS. AS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE PALLASITE IS EXPECTED TO CONTAIN INCLUSIONS AND EVEN AAA QUALITY GEMSTONES MAY CONTAIN INCLUSIONS. THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS A MEMBER OF THE EXOTIC - ELITE GEMSTONE CLASS WHICH IS VERY SELDOM TALKED ABOUT WITH MEMBERS OF THE RETAIL JEWELRY COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE STONES WITHIN ITS CLASS ARE SO INCREDIBLY RARE AND VALUABLE THEY ARE BEYOND REACH FOR MOST RETAIL CONSUMERS. GEMSTONES FROM THE ELITE/EXOTICS CLASS ARE MOSTLY PURCHASED BY VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE GEMOLOGISTS, SAVY INVESTORS, CELEBRITY / ROYAL JEWELERS, OR MUSEUMS MAKING THIS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY TO ADD SUCH AN AMAZING GEMSTONE TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION. PALLASITE PERIDOT CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM REGULAR PERIDOT BY MEASURING ITS IRON CONTENT. PALLASITE PERIDOT HAS A MUCH HIGHER AMOUNT OF IRON THAN REGULAR TERRESTRIAL PERIDOT....more

NATURAL FACETED PEAR CUT SAPPHIRE MINED FROM KASHMIR ON THE INDIA AND PAKISTAN BORDER. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.15 CARATS. DARK SATURATED INK BLUE COLOR AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. KASHMIR IS KNOWN AS THE MINE THAT PRODUCED THE HIGHEST QUALITY SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD. STONES FROM THIS MINE ARE SO PERFECT EVERYBODY FROM ROYALTY TO CELEBRITIES PREFERRED THEM IN THEIR PIECES EVEN MORE THAN DIAMONDS IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWARD HUGHES (THE AIRLINE MOGUL AND CELEBRITY AVIATOR) WAS KNOWN TO HAVE A FASCINATION WITH THE STONES BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED THEM TO BE PERFECT. SAPPHIRES FROM THIS REGION HAVE SATURATED COLOR OFTEN DESCRIBED AS INKY ALONG WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY. IT IS THE ONLY MINE IN RECORDED HISTORY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BLUE SAPPHIRES WITH SUCH AMAZING COLOR THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE HEAT TREATED. THE LACK OF HEATING SAPPHIRES WITH COLOR SUCH AS THESE LEAVES THE NATURAL SILKY GEMMY APPEARANCE EXPERIENCED GEMOLOGISTS CRAVE. KASHMIR SAPPHIRES ARE MINED FROM A REGION PLAGUES WITH CONFLICT SITTING BETWEEN THE PAKISTANI AND INDIAN BORDER. A DISPUTE OVER THE LAND HAS CAUSED SMALL BATTLES AND ON AND OFF MORTER SHELLING FOR DECADES. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE MINES DEPLETION HAS CAUSED THESE STONES TO BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND THEIR PRICES DOUBLE - TRIPLE EACH PASSING DECADE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED EMERALD CUT PALASITE GEMSTONE CUT FROM A METEORITE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.85 CARATS. EXCELLENT EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED GOLDEN YELLOW COLOR WITH SLIGHT ORANGE UNDERTONES. 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

NATURAL FACETED ELONGATED PEAR CUT PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA'S CRAB-TREE MINE. MEASURES 11X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.18 CARATS. VIVID GREEN COLOR AND SLIGHTLY INCLUDED CLARITY. EMERALDS MINED FROM FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA (THE CRABTREE MINE) ARE EXTREMELY RARE DUE TO THE VERY SMALL QUANTITY OF ROUGH IN THE DEPOSIT AND THE LACK OF ANY LARGE SCALE MINING OPPERATIONS. MOST OF THE EMERALDS FOUND OF GEMSTONE QUALITY ARE VERY SMALL (TYPICALY BETWEEN 0.10 - 0.50 CARATS) MAKING SPECIMENS OVER 1 CARAT VERY RARE AND VALUABLE. MOST EMERALDS FROM THIS REGION HAVE BRIGHT VIVID GREEN COLOR AND TRANSLUCENT - OPAQUE CLARITY. EMERALDS WITH TRANSPARENT CLARITY ARE VERY RARE AND VALUABLE. NORTH CAROLINA EMERALDS ARE ONE OF THE RAREST GEMSTONES IN THE WORLD, AND MOST JEWELRY PROFESSIONALS GO TEIR WHOLE CAREER WITHOUT EVER SEEING ON PERSON. THIS IS TRULY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY....more

EXTREMELY RARE CUSTOM FACETED WIDE PEAR CUT BIXBITE MINED FROM CALIFORNIA. PINKISH RED COLOR AND SLIGHTLY INCLUDED CLARITY. MEASURES 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.05 CARATS. BIXBITE WAS VOTED AS THE RAREST GEMSTONE IN THE WORLD IN 2013, AND IT WAS FOR GOOD REASON. THIS RARE GEM SPECIES IS A FORM OF BERYL MUCH LIKE AQUAMARINE OR EMERALD ONLY MUCH, MUCH, MORE RARE BECAUSE OF SEVERAL FACTORS. BIXITE IS ONLY FOUND IN UTAH AND CALIFORNIA. THE VERY FEW POCKETS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND CONTAIN VERY LITTLE MATERIAL SO THEIR IS NO COMMERCIAL MINING OPERATIONS IN PLACE, AND LIKELY NEVER WILL BE. THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS A TYPE 3 GEM, WHICH MEANS IT IS NEARLY ALWAYS INCLUDED AND EVEN THE FINEST SPECIMENS MAY HAVE EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS. EYE CLEAN SPECIMENS ARE VERY RARE, IN FACT GIA ESTIMATES FOR EVERY 1,000 CARATS OF FACETED BIXBITE LESS THAN 1 CARAT OF MATERIAL IS EYE CLEAN! THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SELL FOR TENS, AND EVEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT!...more

ONE OF A KIND NATURAL FANCY OVAL LASER CUT AQUAMARINE MINED FROM SANTA MARIA BRAZIL. MEASURES A HUGE 16X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 12.58 CARATS.DARK SATURATED SKY BLUE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AQUAMARINE IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE GEMSTONE WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE BERYL FAMILY. KNOWN FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL BLUE COLORS WHICH SOMETIMES HAVE GREEN OVERTONES. AQUAMARINE IS BECOMING EXTREMELY RARE IN SIZES OVER 1 CARAT WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY, AND AQUAMARINE WITH SATURATED COLOR OVER 1 CARAT ARE EVEN MORE RARE. FOR THIS REASON THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES HAS PROVEN TO BE ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENT GEMSTONES ON THE MARKET. WITH A HARDNESS OF 8 AND GREAT DURABILITY WHICH PROVIDES A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR EVERYDAY WEAR. MANY GEMOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN PUSHING TO ADD AQUAMARINE TO THE LIST OF PRECIOUS GEMSTONES (EMERALD RUBY, SAPPHIRE) BECAUSE OF ITS INCREASING RARITY AND VALUE. MANY HIGHER QUALITY AQUAMARINE ARE RIVALING OR SELLING FOR EVEN MORE THAN EMERALDS, RUBIES, AND SAPPHIRES. EUROPE HAS ALREADY ADDED THIS BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE TO THE LIST NEARLY A DECADE AGO. THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AQUAMARINE IS MINED FROM THE SANTA MARIA MINE IN BRAZIL AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS SATURATED COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THE RAREST AQUAMARINE ARE MINED FROM A SMALL DEPOSIT IN FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH PRODUCES LESS THAN 1% OF GEMSTONE QUALITY AQUAMARINE. AQUAMARINE CAN BE HEAT TREATED TO IMPROVE COLOR, IT IS A SAFE AND PERMINENT TREATMENT WHICH IS USED ON NEARLY ALL MODERN MINED AQUAMARINE....more

NATURAL FANCY ROUND DOUBLE SIDED CHECKERBOARD CUT TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED GOLDEN ORANGE COLOR. MEASURES A LARGE 12X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 6.05 CARATS....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF NATURAL OVAL CABOCHON CUT GOLDEN YELLOW TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL. BOTH HAVE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND DARK SATURATED GOLDEN ORANGE COLOR. EACH MEASURES 9X7 MM AND THE PAIR HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 4.23 CARATS....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF NATURAL FANCY WIDE PEAR CUT TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL. BEAUTIFUL SATURATED LONDON BLUE COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 6X6 MM AND THE PAIR HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.95 CARATS. TOPAZ IS A VERY POPULAR GEMSTONE WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND PROSPECTED BY PEOPLES ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. WHEN MINED FROM THE EARTH IT IS INITIALLY ALMOST ALWAYS BROWN OR COLORLESS, WHEN TREATMENTS SUCH AS HEAT OR AB COATING ARE APPLIED TOPAZ CAN BECOME VIRTUALLY ANY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW. A MORE MODERN TREATMENT KNOWN AS AB COATING IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED TREATMENT TO OBTAIN FANCY COLORS. A MORE STABLE, AND COSTLY TREATMENT IS IRRADIATING AND HEAT TREATMENTS. THIS GEMSTONE HAS BEEN HEAT TREATED TO ADD ITS COLOR WHICH IS THE SAFEST, MOST DURABLE, AND PERMINENT TREATMENT KNOWN. ALL FANCY COLORED TOPAZ WITH EXCEPTION TO IMPERIAL TOPAZ HAS BEEN TREATED. VERY RARELY PALE BLUE, PINK, AND GREEN, UNTREATED TOPAZ ARE FOUND IN ROUGH STATE FREE OF TREATMENT. THE HUES OF THESE STONES ARE EXTREMELY LIGHT WITH THE COLOR VERY VISIBLE AND THEY SELL FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT DUE TO THEIR RARITY. THIS TOPAZ IS THE HIGHEST QUALITY WITH THE MOST DESIRABLE PROPERTIES MAKING IT A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR JEWELRY, RESELLING, OR INVESTING....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED SQUARE CABOCHON CUT TOURMALINE FROM THE LITTLE THREE MINE IN CALIFORNIA. BEAUTIFUL SATURATED PINK COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES A LARGE 12X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 8.70 CARATS. SLEEPING BEAUTY TURQUOISE IS FROM A MINE NEAR GLOBE, ARIZONA WHICH WAS FOR YEARS PRODUCED A LARGE AMOUNT OF THE WORLDS HIGHEST QUALITY TURQUOISE. KNOWN FOR ITS DEEP AND SOLID BLUE COLOR WHICH IS EVEN THROUGHOUT THE STONE, AS WELL AS ITS BEAUTIFUL PATTERN WHEN FOUND WITH THE DARKER VEINS MANY COLLECTORS DESIRE. RECENTLY THE SLEEPING BEAUTY MINED GREATLY DECREASED ITS OUTPUT OF ROUGH MAKING MANY BELIEVE THE MINE MAY BE NEARING DEPLETION. MOST OF THE GEMS AND JEWELRY CONTAINING SLEEPING BEAUTY TURQUOISE ARE FROM PIECES MINED 5-10 YEARS AGO AND STORED MAKING NEWER MATERIAL SUCH AS THIS HARD TO FIND. MOST OF THE STORED MATERIAL THAT IS EING SOLD HAS BEEN PICKED THROUGH AND CONSISTS OF LOWER QUALITY AND STABILIZED (HEAVILY TREATED) GEMSTONES. ...more

UNTESTED ESTATE FIND EARRINGS SET WITH BLUE GEMSTONES. SOLD AS IS AND UNTESTED....more

NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM COLOMBIA. MEASURES A LARGE 10X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.25 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED YET VIVID GREEN COLOR WITH VERY SLIGHT BLUE OVERTONES. THIS IS THE COLOR COLOMBIAN EMERALDS ARE PRIZED FOR. EMERALDS ARE CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT STONES TO FIND IN GEM QUALITIES MAKING THEM AN OUTSTANDING INVESTMENT. THEIR BEAUTY AND POPULARITY AMONG THE PUBLIC MAKE THEM A GREAT CHOICE FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AS WELL. EMERALDS ARE 1 OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS IN THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY AND ARE ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE JEWELS IN THE WORLD. COLOMBIA IS REGARDED AS PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST QUALITY EMERALDS EVEN THOUGH IN MODERN TIMES STONES WITH EXCELLENT CLARITY AND THE PRIZED COLOMBIAN EMERALD COLOR ARE EXTREMELY RARE. EMERALDS OF THIS QUALITY ARE CURRENTLY SELLING FOR $800-2000 A CARAT ON THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY WITH NO RESERVE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT NOBLE SPINEL MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. AMAZING VIVID FIERY RED COLOR AND FLAWLESS LOUPE CLEAN CLARITY. EXPLODES WITH BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST QUALITY SPINEL WE HAVE YET TO SELL. MEASURES 5X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.46 CARATS. SPINEL IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH HAS BEEN PRIZED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THEY ARE A NATURAL GEMSTONE WITH VERY SIMILAR PROPERTIES TO RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES. MANY INEXPERIANCED GEMSTONE COLLECTORS AND JEWELRY ENTHUSIASTS BELIEVE SPINEL IS A MAN MADE GEMSTONE BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LABRATORY GROWN SYNTHETICS AND HAS MANY COMMERCIAL USES IN ITEMS SUCH AS WATCH FACES, LASERS, AND CUTTING TOOLS (BECAUSE OF ITS HARDNESS). SPINEL NATURALLY OCCURS IN NEARLY EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE WITH THE MOST PRIZED COLOR BEING RED, FOLLOWED BY BLUE AND PASTELS. SPINEL IN SIZES OVER 0.5 CARATS ARE VERY RARE AND OFTEN RESERVED FOR HIGH END AND CUSTOM MADE PIECES OF JEWELRY. THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS ALSO EXCELLENT FOR INVESTMENT AND RESALE BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH SELLING PRICE AND LARGE DEMAND FOR GEM QUALITY STONES....more

NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM BURMA. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.05 CARATS. AMAZING NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND PERFECT BLOOD RED COLOR. MUCH PRETTIER IN PERSON THAN PICTURED. RUBIES OF THIS QUALITY ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE. BURMA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES, UNFORTUNATELY AMERICA HAS A TRADE EMBARGO WITH BURMA THAT RESTRICTS THE IMPORT OF ANY BURMESE GOODS INCLUDING GEMSTONES. THIS HAS MADE THE PRICE OF BURMESE RUBIES SOAR! THIS RUBY WAS IMPORTED AS ROUGH YEARS BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO AS AN INVESTMENT GEMSTONE. THIS AND ALL OTHER GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE CONFLICT FREE AND HAVE HAD THE SOURCES VERIFIED. BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS QUALITY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES AND SEE THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE NATURAL RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

NATURAL PERFECTLY FACETED FULL PRINCESS CUT SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON. SATURATED CANARY YELLOW COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WITH DIAMOND LIKE SCINTILLATION. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.55 CARATS. 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

LOT OF 10 NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED EMERALD CUT CITRINE MINED FROM INDIA. EACH HAS BEAUTIFUL VIVID GOLDEN YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. ALL MEASURE 7X5 MM AND THE PARCEL HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 8.65 CARATS....more

NATURAL FACETED PRINCESS CUT TANZANITE MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. MEASURES A LARGE 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.48 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID PURPLISH BLUE COLOR. TANZANITE IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE AND POPULAR GEMSTONES IN THE CURRENT MARKET. ORIGINALLY IT WAS DISCOVERED BY TIFFANY AND CO IN THE LATE 1960'S WHEN ONE OF THEIR GEMOLOGISTS TRAVELED TO TANZANIA AFRICA AND FOUND A VEIN OF BROWNISH COLORED CRYSTALS WITH EXCELLENT LUSTER AND SCINTILLATION. THIS KNEWLY DISCOVERED GEMSTONE WAS IN FACT ZOISITE. KNOWING IT WAS A NEW DISCOVERY AND THIS WAS LIKELY THE ONLY DEPOSIT IN THE WORLD TIFFANY STARTED HAVING THEIR GEMOLOGISTS USE TREATMENTS SUCH AS HEAT, DIFFUSION, IRRADIATION, ETC. THEY FOUND IF THE STONE WAS HEATED IT WOULD TURN SHADES OF PURPLE AND BLUE, BUT STILL KEEPS ITS BEAUTIFUL RED SCINTILLATION. THEY PURCHASED THE MINES RIGHTS AND IMMEDIATELY HAD A BEAUTIFUL NEW GEMSTONE SPECIES THAT WAS MARKETED SUBSTANTIALLY. AFTER ABOUT 5 YEARS IT BECAME ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE GEMSTONES FOR JEWELRY USE. ITS PRICES ORIGINALLY WERE ABOUT 1/4 OF SAPPHIRES (PROVING TO BE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE SPECIES). TODAY, IN 2014 THE TANZANITE MINED HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DEPLETED BUT THE DEMAND FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE IS HIGHER THAN EVER. THIS HAS CAUSED THE PRICE OF TANZANITE (IN AAA QUALITIES OVER 2 CARATS) TO RAISE FROM $50 A CARAT WHOLESALE (IN 1990) TO $1,200 A CARAT WHOLESALE (IN 2014). THE PRICE OF TANZANITE IS PROJECTED TO BREAK $2,000 BY 2020 AND BE OVER $4,000 A CARAT BY 2030, AND THAT IS NOT ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION EITHER! THE VALUE AND RARITY OF THIS GEMSTONE MAKES IT ONE OF THE BEST GEMSTONES IN THE WORLD FOR INVESTMENT AND RESALE APPLICATIONS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED CUSTOM FANCY LASER PRINCESS CUT PALASITE CUT FROM A RARE FORM OF METEORITE. THIS IS A HUGE MUSEUM SIZED PRICELESS SPECIMEN. MEASURES 14X14 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 12.76 CARATS. VIVID GOLDEN YELLOW COLOR AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. 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

NATURAL FANCY EMERALD CUT INVESTMENT QUALITY ZIRCON MINED FROM CAMBODIA. MEASURES A LARGE 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.91 CARATS. AMAZING DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER. VIVID PINK COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. ZIRCON IS A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL NATURAL GEMSTONE WHICH IS PRIZED FOR ITS VERY INTENSE FIRE AND BRILLIANCE CAUSED BY IT HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX. MANY PEOPLE CONFUSE CUBIC ZIRCONIA (CZ) AND NATURAL ZIRCON NOT REALIZING THAT ZIRCON IS A NATURAL GEMSTONE. THIS EXOTIC GEMSTONE SPECIES IS VERY RARE AND NOT OFTEN SEEN IN CHAIN JEWELRY STORES DUE TO ITS HIGH COST AND AND RARITY. ZIRCON CAN BE FOUND IN NEARLY EVERY COLOR WITH THE MOST PRIZED COLORS BEING BLUE, PINK, COLORLESS, AND HONEY. ZIRCON IN SIZES OVER 1/2 CARAT WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND CONSIDERED OF INVESTMENT QUALITY AND SIZE. ...more