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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2572824, member: 71510&quot;]I tried not to get too excited until I got a professional opinion.&nbsp; NOW I&#039;M EXCITED!!!!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I got an A+ on my homework!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been teaching myself how to grade and measure diamonds the last few years.&nbsp; And it&#039;s paid off with opportunities just like this - and it&#039;s gonna be a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I watched everyone in the auction throwing out wild guesses instead of doing it by the book.&nbsp; I had a few people tell me I paid too much, and one guy that said I was a fool.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My jeweler graded the diamond exactly as I did, and it&#039;s an Emerald Cut, 1.68 carat, F color, VS1 clarity or better (possibly VVS1 after polishing).&nbsp; My estimate was ~1.5 carat, but it was a bit deeper than I could measure, so I err&#039;d on the side of caution.</p><p><br /></p><p>The stone is so clear, you can see the refraction of the hallmark on the platinum in the first picture!</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s off to be cleaned up and sent to GIA for grading.&nbsp; The grade will ultimately decide value, but It will be January before I see the stone back.&nbsp; Then we need to decide whether to put it back into the setting or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile I&#039;ve got 3 grams of platinum and 5 grams of 14k gold out of it too!&nbsp; Something tells me to hang on to it and get it back into the original setting. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://p2.liveauctioneers.com/3807/96499/49209256_1_x.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://p2.liveauctioneers.com/3807/96499/49209256_7_x.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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