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Jewelry Appraisals and Jewelry Insurance

What details should you receive when you order a jewelry appraisal? What steps you should take to make sure your jewelry is insured--and buy jewelry insurance for your fine jewelry if it isn't?
How to Select and Use a Jewelry Loupe
Even beginners can use a jewelry loupe, also called a magnifier, to view gemstones and jewelry up-close. Here's some advice to help you choose a loupe and learn to use it, plus a few tips about what you can expect to see as you look through the magnifier's lens.
Insuring Your Engagement Ring & Other Fine Jewelry
Are your engagement ring and other fine pieces of jewelry fully covered by your homeowner's or renter's insurance policy? Probably not, unless you've purchased additional coverage. You can fix that problem by using these tools to find an insurance policy that will cover your jewelry against a variety of losses.
Jewelry Appraisals & Lab Certificates
Jewelry appraisals and lab certificates are two important types of reports about your gemstones and jewelry, but they do not serve the same purpose.
Trifari JB Orchid - Comparing Genuine and Fake
The Rhinestone Rainbow shows you the differences between a real Trifari jelly belly orchid and a fake.

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