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Jewelry Appraisal and More! Helping clients sort, identify, and value jewelry for insurance, estate, divorce, and resale purposes.
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Jewelry Appraisal

Jewelry appraisal services are the most formal types of consultations available.

Each jewelry appraisal includes:
  • Cleaning the item
  • Inspecting for damage
  • Weighing and measuring
  • Verifying the gold content
  • Identifying all gemstones in the item
  • Evaluating the cut, clarity, and quality of any gemstones in the item
  • Determining the value using the most appropriate market
  • Taking detailed photographs
  • Providing a detailed written document including the above information
Jewelry appraisal services are most appropriate for:
  • Insurance replacement coverage
  • ​Buying or selling an item through private sale
  • ​Legal reasons (ex: divorce, bankruptcy, estate distribution, tax matters)
Pricing:
  • For our jewelry appraisal services, please see our Book Now page for detailed price information. Discounts are available for multiple items.
How it works:
  • All services are done by appointment.
  • Come to our office to have your items cleaned, examined and photographed OR
  • Our Graduate Gemologist will come to your home or office to examine the items and take photographs.*
  • The formal appraisal documents will be emailed or mailed by request.
  • Payment is due at time of appointment. Cash (exact change only), checks made out to Carolina Jewelry Appraisers, credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, Cash App, Zelle, and AfterPay are all accepted. 
*Rush service and on-site examinations are available at additional cost.​

See our Book Now page for detailed price information.
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Insurance Appraisal 

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Estate Evaluation

Estate evaluation services are flexible and customized for each client's needs.

They can include:
  • Sorting items based on metal type (ie: costume jewelry, silver jewelry, gold jewelry, platinum jewelry)
  • Cataloging items of value for the estate
  • Taking pictures of valuable items
  • Providing a value range for items
Estate Evaluations are most appropriate for clients who:
  • ​Own a lot of jewelry and want to have proof of ownership in case of loss
  • ​Have inherited multiple items and need help to sort and evaluate it
  • ​Are making future plans or a will and want to organize items before passing them down
Pricing:
  • For estate evaluations, please see our Book Now page for detailed price information. Contact us directly for estimates and more information.
How it works:
  • All services are done by appointment.
  • ​​Come to our office to have your items cleaned, examined and photographed OR
  • Our gemologist will come to your home or office with necessary equipment and evaluate items by client request.*
  • Any catalogs requested will be emailed. Catalogs can be mailed upon request.
  • Payment is due when the evaluation meeting is finished. Cash (exact change only), checks made out to Carolina Jewelry Appraisers, credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay, Cash App, Zelle, and AfterPay are all accepted.
​​*Rush service and on-site examinations are available at additional cost.​

See our Book Now page for detailed price information.
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