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Independent appraiser of fine and antique jewelry and gemstones with 45 years professional experience and credentials. Professional and published historian of American history with emphasis on Thomas Paine and late eighteenth/early nineteenth century transatlantic democratic reform.

Speaking of diamond crystals …

Posted on November 29, 2015 by admin

Check out this little honey:

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Second largest diamond in history found in Botswana

Posted on November 19, 2015 by admin

http://www.nationaljeweler.com/diamonds/supply/1-111-carat-diamond-found-in-Botswana-10920.shtml

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Times article details new synthetic diamond process

Posted on November 13, 2015 by admin

  New York times article describes a new method for making synthetic diamonds through the use of silicon chip technology. http://nyti.ms/1iUEs51

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Tourmaline mining in Brazil

Posted on September 4, 2015 by admin
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Former CDA coin dealer order to pay back 1/2 million +

Posted on June 5, 2015 by admin

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2015/jun/05/ex-coinuts-owner-repay-578k/

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Jade Buyers at Myanmar Auction

Posted on February 28, 2015 by admin

http://youtu.be/OJkCbWg8JyQ

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The Incredible Floating Selling Machine

Posted on February 15, 2015 by admin

caveat emptor The incredible jewellery selling machine – Part 1

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Fossil Display: Tucson 2013 (click on the image to enlarge it)

Posted on January 24, 2015 by admin
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Magnificent photos reveal the magical interior of gemstones

Posted on January 13, 2015 by admin

The wonderful world of microscopic inclusions in gemstone: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gems-minerals-inclusions-inside-photography-art-science-180953662/?no-ist

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The latest on the EGL controversy

Posted on December 20, 2014 by admin

http://www.jckonline.com/blogs/cutting-remarks/2014/12/19/egl-intl-not-going-away-quietly

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