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oregon sunstone value
The monetary value of a particular piece of Oregon Sunstone depends on the color, grade, rarity, market demand, supply, industry trends, and so on. For this reason, we decided to assign a partial order over the different types of Oregon Sunstone, and not absolute values. We hope that as the International market starts to realize the potential of this untreated, rare, and beatiful gemstone, future prices will trend upwards and everyone who already invests in Oregon Sunstone will benefit from these trends.
Although this chart won't help you assign an exact dollar value to a particular piece, it will allow you to compare two pieces. Furthermore it will allow you to compare several pieces (with some, possibly, being valued equally). It is up to the buyer and the seller to determine from what they notice in the marketplace to be the fair and honest trading price. We hope that as the sunstone industry grows, we will be able to assist in providing those numbers but as of now, the market is still too small to have clear prices.
In my experience selling Oregon sunstone I’ve notice the following consumer trends when it comes to value, clarity, tone/saturation, schiller intensity and quality of cut but these are my companies rough estimates. In the future all participating miners will further refine and perfect this informative table.
FACETED OREGON SUNSTONE VALUE COMPARISON CHART
Larger than 25 carat gems are occasionally seen on the market. According to the most recent GIA studies such gems belong to the “very rare and exotic” category and are highly valued and sought after.
No.
1
9
18
5
13
22
3
11
20
7
15
24
2
10
19
6
14
23
4
12
21
8
17
16
25
Type / Color Description
Colorless, Gold, Straw & Champagne
Standard Schiller
Yellow
Gold-Pink
Pink
Rootbeer, Bronze, Walnut & Mahogany
Peach
Gold-Green
Pink-Orange
Copper Red
Red-Pink
Imperial (dichroic)
Padparadscha (pink-orange)
Orange
Red-Orange
Watermelon
Bi-Color
Red (all standard hues)
Spinel Red & Cherry Red
Neon Red
Green (all standard hues)
Green-Blue
Blue & Blue-Teal
Purple & Burgundy
Multicolor (Mystique)
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WEIGHT-TO-VALUE RANGE
Value range is from 1 (common and least expensive) to 10 (very rare and highly valued)
0.10ct - 0.99ct
1.00ct - 1.99ct
3.00ct - 4.99ct
2.00ct - 2.99ct
5.00ct - 9.99ct
10.00ct - 14.99ct
15.00ct - 19.99ct
20.00ct - 24.99ct
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
2
2
3
4
4
5
2
5
3
3
4
4
4
5
2
5
3
3
4
4
5
5
2
6
3
4
5
5
6
6
2
6
3
3
4
4
5
7
3
6
3
4
4
5
5
7
3
6
4
5
5
6
6
7
4
7
5
5
6
7
7
8
4
7
5
6
6
6
7
8
4
8
5
6
7
7
8
8
4
8
5
6
7
7
8
9
4
8
5
6
7
7
8
9
4
9
5
6
7
7
8
9
4
9
5
6
7
7
8
9
4
9
5
6
7
8
9
10
5
10
6
7
8
8
9
10
5
10
6
7
8
9
10
10
5
10
6
7
8
9
10
10
6
10
7
8
9
10
10
10
7
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
7
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
Value range is from 1 (common and least expensive) to 10 (very rare and highly valued)
VALUE ADJUSTMENT FACTORS
1
Clarity
Value adjustment
F
(under 10x)
+ 20%
Internally Flawless
0%
VVS1
- 3%
VVS2
- 5%
VS1
- 10%
VS2
- 15%
SI1
- 20%
SI2
- 25%
P1
- 30%
P2
- 55%
P3
- 75%
GIA Tone / Saturation
2
Medium
AA+
5x
Medium-Deep
AAA
7x
Deep
AAA+
10x
Very Deep
AAAA
15x
Traditional
Scale (*)
Very Light
A
Light
A+
Light-Medium
AA
Value
coefficient (**)
1x
2x
4x
This form of tone/saturation grading was originally developed by Don Buford of Dust Devil mine and later adopted by several other miners including John Aldrich of Double Eagle mine. Both the GIA and the Traditional scales are loosely related.
x
If a Very Light stone (graded “A” on Traditional scale) has a value of $100US/ct, the Very Deep stone in similar weight class (graded “AAAA” on Traditional scale) has a possible market value of $1,500US/ct. That is 15x more.
x
3
Quality of Cut
Value adjustment
Perfect
+30%
Very Good
+15%
Good
0%
Commercial
- 10%
Poor
- 20%
Very Poor
- 30%
Value rating for each category is still the major factor of the actual value and if you are looking for a good investment search within the 6 thru 10 value category.