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 COIN, 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

EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE NATURAL AND UNTREATED PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE. FINEST FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED VIVID PINK COLOR WITH SLIGHT PURPLE AND RED UNDERTONES. BLINDING LUSTER AND DIAMOND LIKE BRILLIANCE...more

THESE BEAUTIFUL EARRINGS WERE FOUND IN A LARGE WEALTHY FORMER AUTO CEO ESTATE LIQUIDATION WE RECENTLY OPERATED. THE EARRINGS ARE MADE OF A SOLID AND STURDY GOLD TONE METAL (UNTESTED, NONE OF THE JEWELRY IN THE ESTATE WAS TESTED AND ALL WAS SOLD AS IS). IT HAS BEATIFUL PEAR SHAPED PEARLS (ALSO UNTESTED) SET DANGLING FROM THE BOTTOM. EACH EARRING IS SET WITH 28 2X2 MM ROUND CUT COLORLESS GEMSTONES AND ONE LARGER 3X3 MM ROUND BRILLIANT CUT CENTER STONE TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 1.56 CARATS PER EARRING AND 3.02 CARATS TOTAL IN THE PAIR. THE PEARLS MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 13X9 MM. THE TOTAL METAL WEIGHT OF THE EARRINGS IS APPROXIMATELY 9.58 GRAMS. THESE ARE VERY WELL MADE WITH GREAT CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE DATE THEY WERE MADE IS UNKNOWN BUT THE EARRINGS ARE IN EXCELLENT (SHOWROOM) LIKE NEW CONDITION....more

BEAUTIFUL POCKET KNIFE DESIGNED BY KEN ONION AND MADE BY TACTICAL KNIFE-WORKS USA. VERY SIMILAR TO THE KERSHAW LEAK DESIGNED BY KEN ONION. THIS TACTICAL MODEL HAS A BLACK HANDLE AND BLADE CERA-COATED TO PREVENT GLARE. RAZOR SHARP STAINLESS STEAL BLADE WITH SERRATIONS ABOUT 1/3 OF ITS LENGTH. VERY STRONG BLADE DESIGN. SPRING ASSISTED FOR LIGHTING FAST SWITCHBLADE LIKE OPENING. HAS POCKET CLIP FOR EASY CARRY. THIS KNIFE IS BRAND NEW AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED, CARRIED, OR EVEN DISPLAYED. ALSO HAS A LOCK TO PREVENT OPENING IN POCKET, EASY TO USE SAFETY SWITCH. LINER LOCK PREVENTS THE BLADE FROM CLOSING ON YOUR HAND ONCE ITS OPEN. MEASURES 7 INCHES IN LENGTH WHEN OPEN AND HAS A 3 INCH BLADE. VERY WELL MADE KNIFE SURE TO LAST A LIFETIME....more

HIGHLY COLLECTABLE REAL FAKE COIN LIKELY COPIED IN THE 1910'S-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 EVEN A COUPLE 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. THIS REAL/FAKE IS OF AN 1842 SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR. IT MATCHES IN APPEARANCE 100% AND IS VERY, VERY CLOSE IN WEIGHT AS WELL (CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE EASILY PASSED OFF AS AUTHENTIC. ALL SIZES AND PROPORTIONS ARE CORRECT. HAS 3 SMALL MARKS ON THE REVERSE WHERE IT APPEARS SOMEBODY MAY HAVE TRIED TO TEST THE METAL OR FIGURE OUT WHAT METAL WAS INSIDE OF THE COIN SINCE THIS PARTICLUAR COUNTERFEITER USED A HEAVY 90% REAL COIN SILVER PLATING ON HIS SILVER COINS. THESE COINS ORIGINATING FROM THIS PARTICULAR COUNTERFEITER USUALLY SELL FOR WELL OVER $1,000 PER PIECE DEPENDING ON THEIR RARITY. THE SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS ARE ONE OF THE RAREST COINS HE MADE WITH ONLY ABOUT 18-20 KNOWN TO BE IN EXISTENCE?...more

HIGHLY COLLECTABLE 1 OUNCE PURE .999 FINE MICHIGAN MINED COPPER BULLION COIN. FEATURES AN INDIAN HEAD ON THE OBVERSE AND A BISON ON THE REVERSE....more

VERY UNIQUE AND WELL MADE BROAD SWORD WITH PERFECTLY FITTING SWEDE SHEATH. FULL SIZE. VERY WELL MADE WITH GREAT CRAFTSMANSHIP AND HEAVY DUTY CONSTRUCTION. MADE FROM A HIGH QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL. THIS SWORD IS CAPABLE OF HOLDING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE AND IS GROUND AND SHARPENED NOW. IN BRAND NEW CONDITION. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR SIZE, WE ADDED A TAPE MEASURE FOR SCALE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED ROUGH IMPERIAL TOPAZ MINED FROM NEVADA. LARGE 12.08 CARAT SIZE. PERFECT YELLOWISH ORANGE COLOR AND WILL CUT AN EYE CLEAN GEMSTONE. THIS PIECE OF ROUGH IS FROM AN ALLUVIAL (RIVER) DEPOSIT WITCH CAUSED THE STONE TO BE NATURALLY POLISHED AND ROUNDED SMOOTH. THIS TYPE OF ROUGH TYPICALLY PRODUCES THE FINEST QUALITY CUT-TABLE GEMSTONES AS WELL AFTER MILLIONS OF YEARS OF TUMBLING DOWN THE RIVER LEAVES A SOLID CRYSTAL WITH NO CRACKING AND RARELY ANY INCLUSIONS....more

AMAZING FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE OF PRICELESS QUALITY. MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED. AMAZING SATURATED PERFECT LOTUS BLOSSOM COLOR, PINK WITH STRONG ORANGE, PEACH AND RED UNDERTONES. PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN AND EVEN LOUPE CLEAN CLARITY. PERFECTLY HAND CUT IN BELGIUM BY THE WORLDS FINEST DIAMOND FACETERS (A;SO CUT COLORED GEMSTONES WHEN THEY ARE OF EXQUISITE QUALITY AND VALUE). MEASURES 6X4 MM AND HAS A WEIGHT OF 0.78 CARATS. GLISTENING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER EXPLODE FROM THIS GEMSTONE WHEN ROCKED OR MOVED. MEASURES 6X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.78 CARATS.MAKING IT THE PERFECT SIZE TO BE USED AS A CENTER STONE IN A RING OR PENDANT. THIS GEMSTONE WILL CREATE AN HEIRLOOM QUALITY PIECE OF JEWELRY. PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE ARE ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST PRIZED AND DESIRED GEMSTONES DUE TO THEIR RARITY AND BEAUTY. PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRES GET THEIR NAME FROM A RARE LOTUS BLOSSOM WHICH HAS A SALMON FLESH TYPE COLOR. ACCORDING TO GIA A SAPPHIRE MUST HAVE BEEN MINED FROM SRI-LANKA TO FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF BEING A PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE. PLEASE RESEARCH HOW RARE AND VALUABLE THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS AND YOU WILL SEE THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY GEMSTONE ENTHUSIAST, OR JEWELER. PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE ALSO MAKE A GREAT INVESTMENT GEMSTONE BECAUSE THE WHOLESALE PRICE HAS RISEN OVER 800% IN THE LAST 5 YEARS ALONE!...more

BEAUTIFUL HAND MADE DOUBLE SIDED FIGHTING KNIFE. VERY HIGH QUALITY AND MADE WITH GREAT CRAFTSMANSHIP. BOTH EDGES OF THIS KNIFE ARE RAZOR SHARP AND IT COMES TO A VERY SHARP POINT MAKING IT GREAT FOR BOTH PUNCTURING AND SLASHING. IT HAS A FULL TANG DESIGN WHICH IS THE STRONGEST KNIFE DESIGN THEIR IS. MADE FROM A HIGH CARBON STAINLESS STEEL WHICH MEANS THE KNIFE WILL SHARPEN TO AND HOLD A RAZOR SHARP EDGE. BEYOND HOLDING A GREAT EDGE THE KNIFE WILL BE DURABLE AND NOT CRACK AS EASILY IS CARBON STEEL FROM HARD BLOWS OR PRYING. IT IS ALSO RUST TESISTANT MAKING IT A GREAT KNIFE FOR EVERYDAY CARRY AND USE (CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS ON DOUBLE EDGED WEAPONS BEFORE CARRYING). IT HAS A POMMEL AND HAND GUARD MADE FROM THE SAME STEEL. THE SCALES ON THE HANDLE ARE MADE FROM A REAL HARD STAINED GREY AND BLACK WOOD (LIKELY AMERICAN HICKORY WHICH THIS MAKER USES FREQUENTLY). TOTAL LENGTH OF KNIFE IS 9 1/2 INCHES AND IT HAS A 5 INCH BLADE. IT IS PERFECTLY WEIGHTED AND FEELS LIKE AND EXTENSION OF YOUR BODY WHEN HELD IN THE HAND. INCLUDES A HAND MADE STURDY AND DURABLE GENUINE BULL LEATHER SHEATH. HAND CUT AND STITCHED FOR A PERFECT FIT. HAS A METAL CLIP ON THE BACK ALLOWING YOU TO WEAR IT IN A BOOT, INSIDE YOUR WAISTBAND, AND VIRTUALLY ANY OTHER PLACE YOU WOULD LIKE. THE SHEATH ALSO HAS A STRAP THAT SNAPS SHUT ON THE HANDLE SO ID CAN BE WORN SIDEWAYS IF WANTED AND THE KNIFE WONT FALL OUT. THIS IS A GREAT KNIFE FOR PERSONAL DEFENSE AND ALSO EVERYDAY TASKS YOU WOULD USE YOUR DAILY KNIFE FOR. THIS KNIFE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL BUT IS STURDY AND INTENDED TO BE USED. THIS KNIFE WILL LAST GENERATIONS IF CARED FOR PROPERLY....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED AAA QUALITY FACETED PEAR CUT ANDESINE MINED FROM THE ANDES MOUNTAINS IN SOUTH AMERICA. PERFECT VIVID YET SATURATED FIERY RED COLOR AND EXQUISITE EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.11 CARATS. THIS IS A COLLECTORS QUALITY GEMSTONE THAT YOU WONT FIND IN MOST JEWELRY STORES BECAUSE OF IT RARITY AND UNIQUENESS TO THE PUBLIC. ANDESINE LABRADORITE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED HIDDEN IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS IN SOUTH AMERICAN. THIS EXCLUSIVE GEMSTONE SPECIES IS CLOSELY RELATED TO LABRADORITE AND OFTEN CALLED LABRADORITES "COUSIN," EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOK NOTHING ALIKE. ANDESINE CAN BE FOUND IN AN ARRAY OF COLORS SUCH AS YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, GOLDEN, AND CHAMPAGNE. THIS GEMSTONE IS VERY MYSTERIOUS TO GEMOLOGISTS, BECAUSE IT IS SO RARE AND NEW MUCH IS STILL LEFT TO BE LEARNED ABOUT THE STONE. SOME GEMOLOGISTS BELIEVE THAT RED AND ORANGE ANDESINE HAS TO BE DIFFUSION TREATED SINCE MOST SPECIMENS SHOW EVIDENCE OF THE TREATMENT. EVEN THE ORIGINS ARE STILL IFFY AT BEST. MOST GEMSTONE CUTTING CENTERS DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE THE ROUGH WAS MINED FROM BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS HAVE SPARCE POCKETS OF THE GEMSTONE WHICH ARE VERY SMALL AND PRIVATELY MINED WITH A PICK AND SHOVEL. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS HAVE NEVER PRODUCED ENOUGH TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE ANDESINE ON THE MARKET AND IT IS RUMORED SMALL POCKETS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN CHINA, MONGOLIA, CONGO, TIBET, AND SOUTH INDIA. THIS SPECIMEN HAS BEEN LABRATORY TESTED AND IS NOT DIFFUSION TREATED. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE SOURCE THROUGH THE CONSIGNOR WHO PURCHASED THE GEM AS ROUGH DIRECTLY FROM THE MINER. BECAUSE THIS GEMSTONE IS SO RARE AND BEAUTIFUL MANY BELIEVE IT WILL BE THE GEMSTONE THAT WILL REPLACE THE MARKET GAP CREATED BY THE DEPLETION OF THE TANZANITE MINES DUBBING IT THE NICKNAME "THE NEW TANZANITE." IT IS ALREADY RIVALING THE PER CARAT PRICE OF TANZANITE WITH GEM GRADE SPECIMENS STARTING AROUND $250 A CARAT WHOLESALE WITH AAA EXAMPLES BREAKING THE $1,000 PER CARAT MARK IN LARGER 2+ CARAT UNTREATED LABRADORITE. EVEN THE NAME IS STILL UP IN THE AIR IN THE GEMOLOGY COMMUNITY. GIA CALLS THE STONE ANDESINE-LABRADORITE, WHILE MOST OTHER GEMSTONE INSTITUTIONS CALL IT SIMPLY ANDESINE. ONE THIS IS FOR SURE, THE STONE IS NOT ACTUALLY LABRADORITE BUT IS IN THE SAME FAMILY OF FELDSPAR GEMSTONES. LABRADORITE CAN BE DISTINGUISHED, AND LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER GEMSTONES WITH SIMILAR COLORS BECAUSE OF ITS VITREOUS APPEARANCE COMMONLY SEEN IN FELDSPAR GEMSTONES. ANDESINE LABRADORITE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED HIDDEN IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS IN SOUTH AMERICAN. THIS EXCLUSIVE GEMSTONE SPECIES IS CLOSELY RELATED TO LABRADORITE AND OFTEN CALLED LABRADORITES "COUSIN," EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOK NOTHING ALIKE. ANDESINE CAN BE FOUND IN AN ARRAY OF COLORS SUCH AS YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, GOLDEN, AND CHAMPAGNE. THIS GEMSTONE IS VERY MYSTERIOUS TO GEMOLOGISTS, BECAUSE IT IS SO RARE AND NEW MUCH IS STILL LEFT TO BE LEARNED ABOUT THE STONE. SOME GEMOLOGISTS BELIEVE THAT RED AND ORANGE ANDESINE HAS TO BE DIFFUSION TREATED SINCE MOST SPECIMENS SHOW EVIDENCE OF THE TREATMENT. EVEN THE ORIGINS ARE STILL IFFY AT BEST. MOST GEMSTONE CUTTING CENTERS DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE THE ROUGH WAS MINED FROM BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS HAVE SPARCE POCKETS OF THE GEMSTONE WHICH ARE VERY SMALL AND PRIVATELY MINED WITH A PICK AND SHOVEL. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS HAVE NEVER PRODUCED ENOUGH TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE ANDESINE ON THE MARKET AND IT IS RUMORED SMALL POCKETS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN CHINA, MONGOLIA, CONGO, TIBET, AND SOUTH INDIA. THIS SPECIMEN HAS BEEN LABRATORY TESTED AND IS NOT DIFFUSION TREATED. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE SOURCE THROUGH THE CONSIGNOR WHO PURCHASED THE GEM AS ROUGH DIRECTLY FROM THE MINER. BECAUSE THIS GEMSTONE IS SO RARE AND BEAUTIFUL MANY BELIEVE IT WILL BE THE GEMSTONE THAT WILL REPLACE THE MARKET GAP CREATED BY THE DEPLETION OF THE TANZANITE MINES DUBBING IT THE NICKNAME "THE NEW TANZANITE." IT IS ALREADY RIVALING THE PER CARAT PRICE OF TANZANITE WITH GEM GRADE SPECIMENS STARTING AROUND $250 A CARAT WHOLESALE WITH AAA EXAMPLES BREAKING THE $1,000 PER CARAT MARK IN LARGER 2+ CARAT UNTREATED LABRADORITE. EVEN THE NAME IS STILL UP IN THE AIR IN THE GEMOLOGY COMMUNITY. GIA CALLS THE STONE ANDESINE-LABRADORITE, WHILE MOST OTHER GEMSTONE INSTITUTIONS CALL IT SIMPLY ANDESINE. ONE THIS IS FOR SURE, THE STONE IS NOT ACTUALLY LABRADORITE BUT IS IN THE SAME FAMILY OF FELDSPAR GEMSTONES. LABRADORITE CAN BE DISTINGUISHED, AND LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER GEMSTONES WITH SIMILAR COLORS BECAUSE OF ITS VITREOUS APPEARANCE COMMONLY SEEN IN FELDSPAR GEMSTONES....more

NATURAL FACETED PEAR CUT TANZANITE LOOSE GEMSTONE MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. BEAUTIFUL VIVID PASTEL PURPLE COLOR WITH BLUE UNDERTONES AND VVS CLARITY. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.39 CARATS. 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 FACETED ROUND CUT PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM PARAIBA BRAZIL. STRONG AMOUNT OF COPPER IMPURITIES AS DESIRED AMONG GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ALIKE. AMAZING VIVID ELECTRIC LIKE ICE BLUE COLOR WITH VERY SLIGHT GREEN UNDERTONES AND VS CLARITY WHICH IS EXCEPTIONAL FOR A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE SUCH AS PARAIBA TOURMALINE. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.01 CARATS. PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND EXOTIC GEMSTONE SPECIES THAT IS USUALLY FOUND IN SIZES SMALLER THAN 1/4 CARAT AND IS ALMOST ALWAYS HEAVILY INCLUDED. WHAT SETS PARAIBA TORMALINE APART FROM REGULAR TOURMALINE IS THE PRESENCE OF COPPER IN ITS CHEMICHAL COMPOSITION. PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS ONLY MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL WHICH IS WHAT THE STONE IS NAMED AFTER. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES TO FIND HOW RARE AND VALUABLE IT REALLY IS. THIS TOURMALINE MEETS AND SURPASSES ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY GIA TO BE SOLD AS A REAL PARAIBA INCLUDING BEING MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL, HAVIING COPPER IN ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, HAS A PRIMARILY VIVID BLUE COLOR, AND ALL OTHER VARIABLES WHICH MUST BE CONFIRMED IN ORDER TO BE LABELED A PARAIBA TOURMALINE. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS STONE AND COMPARING PRICES PLEASE BE AWARE OF LESS HONEST SELLERS ADVERTISING PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL. IN ORDER FOR A GEMOLOGIST TO LEGALLY CERTIFY OR APPRAISE A STONE AS PARAIBA TOURMALINE IT MUST ORIGINATE FROM THE PARAIBA MINE SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT YELLOW TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL AND PERFECTLY FACETED IN TUCSON ARIZONA. VERY RARE AND EXOTIC VIVID YELLOW COLOR WHICH IS EVEN THROUGHOUT THE GEMSTONE. PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES A LARGE 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.48 CARATS. TOURMALINE IS A VERY POPULAR GEMSTONE AMONG JEWELERS, COLLECTORS, AND INVESTORS ALIKE BECAUSE OF ITS AMAZING BEAUTY, RARITY, AND VALUE. TOURMALINE CAN BE FOUND IN EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW WITH PINK AND GREEN BEING THE MOST POPULAR. SINCE THIS SPECIES OF GEMSTONE IS CONSIDERED A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE IT IS RARELY FOUND IN EYE CLEAN CLARITY. TYPE 3 GEMSTONES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS AND CLARITY CHARACTERISTICS DO NOT EFFECT VALUE NEARLY AS MUCH AS IT WOULD WITH OTHER GEMSTONE SPECIES. EYE CLEAN TOURMALINE IN SIZES OVER 2.5 CARATS ARE CONSIDERED VERY RARE AND OFTEN RETAIL FOR OVER $300 A CARAT. TOURMALINE IS SOMETIMES HEAT TREATED TO IMPROVE COLOR, BUT THEIR IS CURRENTLY NO WAY TO TELL IF A TOURMALINE HAS BEEN ENHANCED USING HEAT. IF WE ADVERTISE A TOURMALINE AS UNHEATED IT IS BECAUSE WE EITHER CONSIGNED THE GEMSTONE AS ROUGH AND HAD THE STONE CUT AND ARE AWARE OF ANY TREATMENTS, OR WE WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THROUGH DOCUMENTATION THAT THE STONE IS UNHEATED. TOURMALINE IS MINED FROM EVERY CONTINENT IN THE WORLD WITH THE MOST PRIZED SPECIMENS COMING FROM BRAZIL, THE U.S.A., KENYA, TANZANIA, AFGHANISTAN, AND PAKISTAN. TOURMALINE HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RISING IN PRICE FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES BECAUSE NO NEW LARGE DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND THE DEMAND FOR GEM QUALITY MATERIAL GROWS EVERY YEAR. THIS MAKES THE GEMSTONE VERY DESIRABLE AMONG INVESTORS, AND ALSO A GREAT CHOICE FOR JEWELRY LOVERS SINCE IT NOT ONLY RETAINS ITS VALUE BUT RETURNS A PROFIT EVERYDAY YOU OWN IT! THERE ARE MANY SUBSPECIES OF TOURMALINE SUCH AS RUBALITE, INDICOLITE, PARAIBA, AND MORE. THESE SUBSPECIES FORM WHEN CHEMICAL IMPURITIES ARE INVOLVED IN THE NATURAL FORMATION AND GROWTH OF THE TOURMALINE. ALL TOURMALINE WE SELL IS TESTED AND LISTED AS THE SUB-SPECIES IF APPLICABLE. ...more

LOT OF 5 ULTRA RARE FACETED HEART CUT GRAPE GARNETS MINED FROM THE NAPA VALLEY RANGE IN CALIFORNIA. AMAZING SATURATED PURPLE COLOR WITH SLIGHT PINK AND VERY SLIGHT RED UNDERTONES. EXCEPTIONAL EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND STRONG LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. GREAT LOT FOR RESALE OR JEWELRY USE. AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES ARE VERY RARE AND VALUABLE DUE TO THE HIGH LABOR COSTS OF MINING AND THE LACK OF LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL MINES IN AMERICA. SERIOUS GEMSTONE COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES SINCE THE SUPPLY IS EXTREMELY SHORT OF MEETING THE DEMAND. GRAPE GARNETS ARE A RARE SPECIES OF GARNET WHICH ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR PINKISH RED AND PURPLE COLORS. RAPE GARNETS ARE MINED FROM A VERY SMALL ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT LOCATED IN NAPA CALIFORNIA WHICH IN CORALATION TO ITS UNIQUE COLOR GIVES THE GEMSTONE ITS NAME. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT LESS THAN 5.000 CARATS OF GRAPE GARNETS A YEAR FROM THIS LOCATION ARE FACETED MAKIN IT ONE OF THE RAREST GEMSTONE SUBSPECIES IN THE WORLD. GREAT FOR USE IN COSTUM JEWELRY, AND A MUST HAVE FOR ANY GEMOLOGIST OR JEWELER WHO LOVES UNIQUE AND UNCOMMON THINGS....more

BIG PRECIOUS NATURAL RUBY MINED FROM VIETNAM RIGHT BY THE BURMESE BORDER. THIS HUGE PRECIOUS RUBY MEASURES 10X8 MM AND HAS A WEIGHT OF 2.98 CARATS. IT HAS PERFECT SATURATED RED COLOR WITH A VERY VIVID HUE. EXCELLENT NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY THAT ONLY A TRAINED GEMOLOGIST WOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THE FLAWS IN. THIS RUBY IS OF AMAZING AAA INVESTMENT QUALITY, WITH A VERY BIG SIZE MAKING IT NEAR PRICELESS. MINED FROM THE VIETNAM AND BURMA BORDER, THIS RUBY ORIGINATED FROM A VEIN WHICH HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES. SINCE BURMESE RUBIES WERE RECENTLY BANNED CAUSING THE PRICE TO SKY ROCKET, VIETNAMESE RUBIES FROM THIS SAME MOUNTAIN RANGE OFFER GEMSTONES OF THE SAME QUALITY AND FROM THE SAME SOURCE AS A LEGAL AND CONFLICT FREE ALTERNATIVE....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY FACETED WIDE PEAR CUT TOURMALINE MINED FROM MONTANA. AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES ARE VERY RARE AND VALUABLE DUE TO THE HIGH LABOR COSTS OF MINING AND THE LACK OF LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL MINES IN AMERICA. SERIOUS GEMSTONE COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES SINCE THE SUPPLY IS EXTREMELY SHORT OF MEETING THE DEMAND. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VIVID PURE BLUE COLOR WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. ALSO COMPLETELY CLEAN WHEN VIEWED THROUGH A 10X LOUPE, MAKING IT EXTREMELY MORE RARE AND VALUABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR A TYPE THREE COMMONLY INCLUDED GEMSTONE SPECIES SUCH AS TOURMALINE. THIS PAIR IS A TRUE INVESTOR/COLLECTORS DREAM AND IS RATED AS PRICELESS ON THE COLOR GEMSTONE INDEX BECAUSE OF ITS 10X OR BETTER CLARITY RATING, LOCATION OF MINING, RARE COLOR, AND LACK OF ANY TREATMENT. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 6X6 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.26 CARATS. THIS RARE AND BEAUTIFUL TOURMALINE IS IN THE TOP 1% OF RARE INDICOLITE TOURMALINE MINED. ITS EYE CLEAN CLARITY IS EXTREMELY RARE SINCE THIS SPECIES IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE. TYPE 3 GEMSTONES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE HEAVILY INCLUDED IN NATURE, AND ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS EVEN IN HIGHER QUALITIES. SO SPECIMENS SUCH AS THIS WITH PRISTINE UNTREATED EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE RARE. ADDING TO THE STONES RARITY IS THE FACT IT WAS MINED FROM A VERY SMALL DEPOSIT IN MONTANA WHICH PRODUCES LESS THAN 1000 CARATS OF FACETABLE ROUGH A YEAR! THIS IS AN INVESTMENT QUALITY GEMSTONE. TO COLLECTORS AND GEMOLOGISTS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE QUALITIES MAKING THIS JEWEL SO RARE AND VALUABLE THIS PIECE WILL BE A PRICELESS ADDITION TO THEIR OWN COLLECTION....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED AAA PERFECT INVESTMENT QUALITY TOURMALINE MINED FROM MONTANA. AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES ARE VERY RARE AND VALUABLE DUE TO THE HIGH LABOR COSTS OF MINING AND THE LACK OF LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL MINES IN AMERICA. SERIOUS GEMSTONE COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES SINCE THE SUPPLY IS EXTREMELY SHORT OF MEETING THE DEMAND. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED. VIVID BLUE COLOR WITH A SATURATED HUE. EXCELLENT BRILLIANCE AND STRONG DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. ALSO COMPLETELY CLEAN WHEN VIEWED THROUGH A 10X LOUPE, MAKING IT EXTREMELY MORE RARE AND VALUABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR A TYPE THREE COMMONLY INCLUDED GEMSTONE SPECIES SUCH AS TOURMALINE. MEASURES 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.89 CARATS. THIS RARE AND BEAUTIFUL TOURMALINE IS IN THE TOP 1% OF RARE INDICOLITE TOURMALINE MINED. ITS EYE CLEAN CLARITY IS EXTREMELY RARE SINCE THIS SPECIES IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE. TYPE 3 GEMSTONES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE HEAVILY INCLUDED IN NATURE, AND ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS EVEN IN HIGHER QUALITIES. SO SPECIMENS SUCH AS THIS WITH PRISTINE UNTREATED EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE RARE. ADDING TO THE STONES RARITY IS THE FACT IT WAS MINED FROM A VERY SMALL DEPOSIT IN MONTANA WHICH PRODUCES LESS THAN 1000 CARATS OF FACETABLE ROUGH A YEAR! THIS IS AN INVESTMENT QUALITY GEMSTONE. TO COLLECTORS AND GEMOLOGISTS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE QUALITIES MAKING THIS JEWEL SO RARE AND VALUABLE THIS PIECE WILL BE A PRICELESS ADDITION TO THEIR OWN COLLECTION....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY EXQUISITE DIAMONDS. INCREDIBLE VS-1 CLARITY AND E-COLOR. THESE ARE SOME OF THE FINEST QUALITY DIAMONDS YOU CAN BUY. WITH DIAMONDS OF THIS QUALITY CURRENTLY REACHING PRICES OF OVER $12,000 A CARAT THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. THESE DIAMONDS MEASURE 3X3 MM EACH AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.49 CARATS. MINED FROM RUSSIA, COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED, AND GUARANTEED TO BE CONFLICT FREE....more

NATURAL AND VERY RARE CINNAMON COLORED ANDESINE MINED FROM THE ANDES MOUNTAINS. PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND FIERY CINNAMON RED COLOR. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 6X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.69 CARATS MAKING IT THE PERFECT SIZE FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. ANDESINE LABRADORITE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED HIDDEN IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS IN SOUTH AMERICAN. THIS EXCLUSIVE GEMSTONE SPECIES IS CLOSELY RELATED TO LABRADORITE AND OFTEN CALLED LABRADORITES "COUSIN," EVEN THOUGH THEY LOOK NOTHING ALIKE. ANDESINE CAN BE FOUND IN AN ARRAY OF COLORS SUCH AS YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, GOLDEN, AND CHAMPAGNE. THIS GEMSTONE IS VERY MYSTERIOUS TO GEMOLOGISTS, BECAUSE IT IS SO RARE AND NEW MUCH IS STILL LEFT TO BE LEARNED ABOUT THE STONE. SOME GEMOLOGISTS BELIEVE THAT RED AND ORANGE ANDESINE HAS TO BE DIFFUSION TREATED SINCE MOST SPECIMENS SHOW EVIDENCE OF THE TREATMENT. EVEN THE ORIGINS ARE STILL IFFY AT BEST. MOST GEMSTONE CUTTING CENTERS DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE THE ROUGH WAS MINED FROM BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS HAVE SPARCE POCKETS OF THE GEMSTONE WHICH ARE VERY SMALL AND PRIVATELY MINED WITH A PICK AND SHOVEL. THE ANDES MOUNTAINS HAVE NEVER PRODUCED ENOUGH TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE ANDESINE ON THE MARKET AND IT IS RUMORED SMALL POCKETS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN CHINA, MONGOLIA, CONGO, TIBET, AND SOUTH INDIA. THIS SPECIMEN HAS BEEN LABRATORY TESTED AND IS NOT DIFFUSION TREATED. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE SOURCE THROUGH THE CONSIGNOR WHO PURCHASED THE GEM AS ROUGH DIRECTLY FROM THE MINER. BECAUSE THIS GEMSTONE IS SO RARE AND BEAUTIFUL MANY BELIEVE IT WILL BE THE GEMSTONE THAT WILL REPLACE THE MARKET GAP CREATED BY THE DEPLETION OF THE TANZANITE MINES DUBBING IT THE NICKNAME "THE NEW TANZANITE." IT IS ALREADY RIVALING THE PER CARAT PRICE OF TANZANITE WITH GEM GRADE SPECIMENS STARTING AROUND $250 A CARAT WHOLESALE WITH AAA EXAMPLES BREAKING THE $1,000 PER CARAT MARK IN LARGER 2+ CARAT UNTREATED LABRADORITE. EVEN THE NAME IS STILL UP IN THE AIR IN THE GEMOLOGY COMMUNITY. GIA CALLS THE STONE ANDESINE-LABRADORITE, WHILE MOST OTHER GEMSTONE INSTITUTIONS CALL IT SIMPLY ANDESINE. ONE THIS IS FOR SURE, THE STONE IS NOT ACTUALLY LABRADORITE BUT IS IN THE SAME FAMILY OF FELDSPAR GEMSTONES. LABRADORITE CAN BE DISTINGUISHED, AND LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER GEMSTONES WITH SIMILAR COLORS BECAUSE OF ITS VITREOUS APPEARANCE COMMONLY SEEN IN FELDSPAR GEMSTONES. ...more

LOT OF 7 NATURAL AND UNTREATED SPINEL MINED FROM CEYLON (NOW SRI-LANKA). ALL HAVE MATCHING BEAUTIFUL FULLY FACETED SQUARE PRINCESS CUTS. EACH GEMSTONE IN THIS PARCEL MEASURES 4X4-5X5 MM AND THE LOT HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 3.46 CARATS. THESE BEAUTIFUL SPINEL HAVE PERFECT NOBLE RED COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. 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

AMAZING NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT SPINEL MINED FROM CEYLON (NOW SRI-LANKA). FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND PERFECT BEAUTIFUL NOBLE RED WITH SLIGHT PINK UNDERTONES COLOR. VERY STRONG DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.10 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 AND UNTREATED FULLY FACETED HEART CUT AQUAMARINE MINED FROM COLORADO. AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES ARE VERY RARE AND VALUABLE DUE TO THE HIGH LABOR COSTS OF MINING AND THE LACK OF LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL MINES IN AMERICA. SERIOUS GEMSTONE COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES SINCE THE SUPPLY IS EXTREMELY SHORT OF MEETING THE DEMAND. PERFECT ICE BLUE COLOR WITH SATURATED HUE. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.03 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. COLORADO MINED AQUAMARINE IS EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE. MOST SPECIMENS RETAIL FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ONLY ALLOWING THE WEALTHIEST COLLECTORS ABLE TO PURCHASE SPECIMENS OF GEM QUALITY. ALL COLORADO AQUAMARINE IS PROSPECTED BY HAND USING PRIMITIVE METHODS SUCH AS PICKS AND SHOVELS. MOST HAVE CLAIMS WHICH ARE ONLY ABOUT 1/10TH ACRE AND SPEND THE WHOLE SEASON PROSPECTING ONLY TO FIND 100-150 CARATS. JUST THE LABOR IT TAKES TO RETRIEVE THESE STONES CAN AMOUNT TO HUNDREDS OF HOURS PER CARATS. SINCE THESE STONES ARE SO RARE AND VALUABLE THEY ARE RARELY TREATED, AND ARE ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN EYE CLEAN CLARITIES. SINCE THE TELEVISION SHOW "PROSPECTORS" HAS AIRED THE DEMAND FOR GEMS FROM THIS REGION HAS INCREASED DRASTICALLY, THIS SPARK IN PUBLIC INTEREST HAS CAUSED THE STONES PRICE TO TRIPLE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ALONE! THE COLORED STONE PRICE INDEX CURRENTLY ESTIMATES THE AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE OF THESE AQUAMARINE TO BE $1,402.10 PER CARAT OF GEM QUALITY MATERIAL!...more