A couple favorites

[protech]

First off let me point out, these were not found this year. But here are two of my favorite finds. I have many favorites!! Thought you guys might like em. I haven't ever posted a pic of this basket charm on here, other than in my collection.

The basket is 24k!!! I think I have only "ever" found 2 other pieces 24k. 9 marquis sapphires. Jeweler est it at no less than $600. I have yet to get an appraisal on it, though I defin need to.

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[Gulf Hunter]

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[protech]

What makes this one of the favorites? I took a box of my rings to a larger jeweler in the city. He was like yeah, yeah looking through the diam rings and the various gemstones. Then he spotted the basket, he picked it up and called one of the other guys over. He then said that was a custom piece, he looked at each stone. Each stone was cut from the same sapphire, that is why they are so uniform in color & what makes it so valuable. That and the fact they set it in 24k makes it a fav to me.
I wish it wasn't in a basket, too bad it wasn't a pirate skull!!! But hell I will take it!!!

John

 

[protech]

Anyone have any idea on that green stone? Maybe a quartz? It is an old ring the coins i found with that ring were mercs and buffalo's at an abandoned beach.

 

[Walter L.I.]

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