How to Value Loose Diamonds – Natural Gemstones And Opal

Determining Which Stones Are Worth Cutting Question: Hello there, I have a number of uncut stones of different varieties (emerald, ruby, sapphire, topaz, etc.) that I have found.

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Price: $9.96

I was trying to see how can i find out if an individual stone is worth the investment in cutting beforehand?

The reason for knowing so is that I could try to sell it for more than I put into the cutting or at least have good quality stones for personal jewelry.

I am trying to see where I can look for places to get this advice in my area.

Is there also anything an average person can look at in a particular uncut stone that might be an indicator that a particular stone is of good quality?… Continue reading Uncut Gems Worth Cutting? | 1 Comment

How To Sell Your Gemstones Question: Hello, I recently inherited about 40 decent sized Emeralds (not the greatest) but not really low quality either.

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Price: $137.75 USD

About 20 star ruby’s as well in the same condition.

What is the range for these types of gem stones (low to high) and in your opinion what is the lowest price I should accept if I were to take these to a jeweler and sell them?

I know you can’t see them and I appreciate any “general” input you may have.

Thank you, Chad… Continue reading How To Sell Your Gemstones | 5 Comments

Emerald Question: Any tips on a reasonable buy of a vvs or vsi emerald?

Are they all oil filled?

Why such the subjective pricing?

I observe such huge discrepancies in the so called “value” of the stone?

Thanks for your help.

You will find my answer below….

Answer: G’day and many thanks for your query

The first thing you should understand is that terms such as VVS or VS are ONLY applicable to Diamonds. They have NO such influence when it comes to Emerald.

Emeralds SHOULD have inclusions in the them. It… Continue reading Pricing On Emerald