Yes, he is writing off the coins as common. Definitely needs to research

That's a great idea!

I love the peacock!

Ditto luv it when we first saw it 🦚

@@favouritemoon4133 Thanks! : )

Vivian Tries showed some nice risers from the Target $1 section that would probably do the trick.

Older diamonds don't sparkle like the newer ones there was a change in how they cut diamonds about the early 1900' hundreds

I started shouting at him that it was a jewellery bag. With all the stuff Alex can identify at a partial glance, he doesn't know where the jewellery is?

I knew those cloth bags were for jewelry. I have one I used for my jewelry when I traveled for work.

The only ones who make the big bucks off diamonds are the wholesalers and retailers. Everyone else just gets very little, unless it's a 5 caret or larger. So damn many diamonds out there. Rubies, emeralds are the ones that get you more because they are so much rarer.

Well I find them very ridiculous and uneducated in the field he's in! How he was luck on his side because he needs it

Family vacay!!

As it turned out, he had a reliable diamond tester right beside him the whole time.

That and ok we're going to organize all this stuff and come back... lol squirrel squirrel!!!!😁

‘‘Twas nice wasn’t it

Where is Hans, did he leave the show, I’ve been gone for a while so I don’t really know what’s going on I’m trying to get caught back up and up the first thing I saw when I came online

Me too!

Shorter intros are fab-

I miss Hans too. He brought a smile to my face every time he appeared. But I understand your reason. Regards from the Netherlands.

Those were not alexandrite... they were mystic topaz, alexandrite will be brownish purple in one kind of light and then the whole stone will have a color change when brought into natural light. The pink stone is most likely morgnite but could be pink sapphire, it doesn't appear to have the sintalation (sparkle as it moved) like a diamond would have had. I was surprised they didn't diamond it test it just incase since it would have been 50k if it was a pink diamond lol

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I agree!

I was thinking the same thing, Tanzanian. I make jewellery & the big stone was mystic topaz but a smaller, similar stone caught my eye as Alexandrite. No longer being dug up so getting pricier by the day! Alex needs to take them all to a jeweller to be checked & tested. Also, he needs to be told that semi has been dropped (quite a few years ago) as anything dug out of the earth is precious.

@@jenniferfox301 ya I didn't even really see that one well enough he only held it sideways most of the time hard to tell what that was was very on the brown side if we are talking about the same halo split shank ring. But I did see colour change through the stone. It might be lab created since it was still really large and eye clean. Since there was the lab created ruby ring earlier too

Yes, I lost the big diamond from my engagement ring down a drain in a highrise building where I was working, never to be seen again lol I still have it. Tried to sell it at one point, 18k and still has the smaller diamonds, but I was being offered next to nothing. I have other diamonds. I'll get one put in there when I get around to it

I should add I'm divorced so no sentimental value

@@CovidConQuitTheCensorship i was just wondering how much the shop paid for the ring. It had to be $50 or less to have sold it as cheap as they did.

@@elvisneedsboatsbennett2455 what are you talking about? What shop?

@@elvisneedsboatsbennett2455 let me guess, another govt troll? 🙄

Excellent idea. It is kind of lost as it is now. Can't see the beauty of it.

...YES - - everyone has MOVED ON ! If you have such fond memories - there are DOZENS of episodes in the archives. It was time for a change.....not everyone feels the need to keep the same old intro.....get over it.....

@@urbanurchin5930 why such a rude reply??? Definitely uncalled for.

@@marlynmarszalek7892 thank you for defending me 😊. I was indeed just making this comment to let Alex know that I enjoyed the little piece of Hans for the time he had it in there. Thought it was just cute, not even saying that he should put it back or anything. Just a little ‘note’ to Alex to let him know indirectly that I always try to pay attention to the little details he puts in when making videos for us🤗!

I miss it too,but I understand things have to move forward

Just in case you are not aware, Hans has (or at least had) his own KZfaq channel.

Don’t forget they already made $10,000 on the furniture. So they need way more than $10K to break even with costs. I think they’ll likely make a profit. They should get the rings appraised and have a reserve at auction. I loved the way Melissa wasn’t at all interested in switching out her wedding rings. I wasn’t either when my husband wanted to buy me a larger stone. I’m not a fan of gaudy jewelry even if real. I have small hands and I prefer something suited to my hand size.

@@cynthiaamitrano8915 it's weird isn't it that the bigger the diamond the more fake it looks,? I often look in the jewellery store windows and the rings I prefer are the less flashy ones. Given that I don't wear any of the rings I have, im not likely to lash out and buy any. We get some great diamonds from mines in western Australia.

Based on everything I've seen so far, I estimate that they'll net around $30-40k in profit.

@@barrettorth8413 - I agree

@@barrettorth8413 That seems like a high estimate to me considering they only made $10,000 on the furniture. They would have to sell a total of $50,000 to $60,000 to profit what you estimate. Of course they still have to pay the auction fees, etc.

Good catch 👏

And all those coins I would get them checked too knowing for how much some have been selling.

I think my husbands Aunt has a Paraiba tourmaline ring, I remember seeing it when we first met (very formal meeting lol) & my jaw dropped as it was SO beautiful. I’ve always joked to my husband for our 25th anniversary he could get me one but…seeing the price? I don’t think 23 years is long enough for him to save up lol

That was my first thought - that it's Alexandrite.

A real alexandrite changes from an emerald green to a ruby red - I saw one at the Smithsonian. The color change is caused by the light source. It looks one color under sunlight and the other color under fluorescent light. An artificial alexandrite (I have two pieces) changes from a pale purple to a pale blue.

Labradorite?

Mr. Spector, you must not be familiar with Alexander's auction history...Nearly half a million fans from around the world, from MANY different financial perspectives that compete just to 'get a piece' from Curiousity Inc's 'World of Wonder'- drives the prices INCREDIBLY above and beyond the normal rhelms of the secondary market. I myself have been a jewellery reseller for over 30years - and the prices one has to pay to win one of these jewellery treasures you see in his adventures...wellllll sir, be ASSURED..Alexander & Melissa have NO worries! Even near worthless strings of nonvalue component craft 'jewellery' from Madame Rac's, that one could not sell at a flea market or garage sale for $5, went over $100. I myself paid more for some gold pieces than I will ever admit, just to have lovely treasures from 'the story'. The world's eyes & wallets vying for singular Baubles, makes for an AMAZINGLY, UNARGUABLELY *HUGE* competitive bidding base unlike anywhere- even Christie's.🤗

@@baublesblingsneedfulthings7550 That's good to know. Alex puts so much time, effort, and expertise into these projects.

@@baublesblingsneedfulthings7550 i,ve been watching them for a long tine including the auctions, but do not have your knowledge of prices in the real world Thank you for enlightening me👍 Rik

@@baublesblingsneedfulthings7550 And this is good timing, too - just 18 days before Christmas!

If I’m remembering correctly her family owned a jewelry store. I for sure remember them saying that she worked in a jewelry store for a few years. She is quite knowledgeable in that department!

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@@Rebecca.Robbins This is the correct answer! 👍

I have a set featuring the multi-colored mystery stone. We got it in Alaska. There they called it Northern Lights Topaz.

@@Sharky_222 I'm a woman and my engagement right is Alexandrite. >> I don't know crap about jewelry haha.

Look for an "S" mintmark on that1909 Indian Head cent. That, and the prior 1908-San Francisco minted cent are quite pricey in all grades.

And he said it's just some material

What can happen over time in some diamonds can get dirty and disrupt the tester to where they don't read as diamonds even though they might be legit diamonds because whenever I found rings that were so filthy that you wouldn't have thought they were diamonds I hadn't took a professionally cleaned and they've tested his real diamonds

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing

No, I think they're right & it's mystic topaz. Tanzanite is more blue/purple with red flashes. I watched a ton of jewelry shows on TV, Lol! I have some tanzanite.

@@bonnielucas1941 Blue Tanzanite is often treated for color. Natural Tanzanite tends more towards purples, periwinkles and greens. Older Tanzanite rings are less likely to have been treated for color, so have more of the natural look. I have a few pieces that match the color of that ring exactly. One is a very similar setting. Look up 'Green Tanzanite'. That said, I do see what you mean. It *could be Mystic Topaz, but Mystic Topaz usually has a lot of pink in it from what I've seen and I saw no pink in this stone. Topaz also tends to show well in video/pictures without manipulation, whereas Tanzanite often doesn't pick up color well till unless it's on a specific background, well lit and even then sometimes can needs some manipulation depending on the stone. Honestly, better if you're right and it is Topaz, it's harder than Tanzanite and will wear better.

@@salti1976 I have seen green tanzanite too. Was sold in TV sales channel.

It also matters if the emeralds are natural or lab created. The color on those are beautiful, if natural, should be pretty valuable, I think.

It's definitely mystic, I have a mystic topaz of a similar cut and it reacts exactly the same in the light, like a blur of colours shifting

@@tinyshinystar8458 I have the same ring plus matching earrings. Mystic Topaz is so beautiful!!

Ahhh,so fun and so excited for you!

Me too! My favorite color! 💕

The stone you mention could also be an alexandrite, and if it is a natural one would be worth a LOT of money.🖤🇨🇦

Exactly what I was thinking!