Established
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Established in Jewelry industry in 1995 for over 36 years.
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Attained G.G. title with Gemological Institute of America.
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Attained Independent Certified Gemologist Appraiser title from American Gem Society.
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Received MBA.
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Became independent Certified Gemologist Appraiser firm with education in Gemology, the methodologies of jewelry, and diamond appraisals.
While You Watch
Accurate jewelry appraisals while you watch.
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Jewelry never leaves your possession.
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Gather detailed assessments while you wait.
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Your desired location.
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Portable Lab
My portable lab allows me to come to your choice location.
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Lab includes:
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Binocular gem Microscope
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Refractometer
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Digital Scales,
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Diamond tester,
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Dichroscope
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American Gem Society certified diamond grading master stones.
ICGA Firm
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Only one of two dozen with the highly acclaimed title of Independent Certified Gemologist Appraiser Firm (ICGA) in the United States by the American Gem Society (only two in Virginia).
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May not be involved in the purchasing or sales of diamonds, jewelry or gemstones.
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Must maintain an AGS Accredited Gem Lab
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Are considered to be the authority on the appraisal of jewelry,gems and diamonds.
ICGA Appraiser
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Advanced Personal Property Appraiser (APPA) by the American Gem Society.
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Completed an advanced course on various purposes of appraisals including collateral, estate taxes, divorce, ethics, values, authentication, confidentiality, and legality.
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Pass annual Recertification exams to maintain this prestigious title.
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Best expert opinion for fair and accurate appraisals.
Trained and Independent
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Not associated with any jewelry establishment.
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Will not exaggerate prices due to a sale or under-inflate a price due to unfamiliarity of current market values.
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Will give the both a highly qualified and completely unbiased opinion.
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"I was referred to Janie by my insurance company and so glad that she was able to come to my house. She was so knowledgeable about all my jewelry I inherited from my grandmother. She even helped me separated the real jewelry from the not real items."
Anne S.
Norfolk
"I started going to Janie when our house was robbed over 20 years ago to do lost item appraisals . I only trust her knowledge and experience to know that I'm receiving the most professional and fair appraisal"
Steve B.
Midlothian
I had several pieces of jewelry appraised from Janie. I sought an independent appraiser from my jewelry store and received her name. She came to our house for three days and did over 350 items. We felt that that she is very professional, honest and friendly to work with. We trust only Janie with all our jewelry appraisal needs.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben C.
Manakin Sabot
