I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE RECENTLY, CROSSING THRU THREE STATES ON A MAJOR BUYING SPREE, HAVING COME BACK WITH ALL KINDS OF FANTASTIC VINTAGE-TO-ANTIQUE ITEMS.  THESE INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO):  SOLID GOLD JEWELRY; GOLD FILLED JEWELRY AND OTHER VICTORIAN AND ART DECO GOLD FILLED ITEMS; STERLING SILVER JEWELRY (& MORE); LOTS OF ANTIQUE "SMALLS" (THINGS THAT FIT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND); AND MORE(!), SO PLEASE CHECK THEM ALL OUT AS I LIST THEM THIS WEEK.

I WAS RECENTLY ABLE TO ACQUIRE ANOTHER COUPLE DOZEN BLACK HILLS STYLE JEWELRY ITEMS, INCLUDING QUITE A FEW PAIRS OF EARRINGS, PLUS SEVERAL PENDANTS (SOME WITH NECKLACES).  THESE INCLUDE A NICE MIX WITH EITHER 10K or STERLING SILVER, AS THE BASE METALS, ALONG WITH SOLID 12K BLACK HILLS APPLIQUES.  

I'VE NOT NUMBERED THESE LISTINGS, BUT ALL WILL BE LISTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  ALSO, I'M NOT GOING TO LIST ALL OF THESE BACK-TO-BACK, SO SOME OTHER TYPES OF JEWELRY WILL BE LISTED IN BETWEEN SOME OF THESE.  LASTLY, FOR MORE GOLD AND SILVER "BLACK HILLS" STYLE JEWELRY, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK (Gold & Silver - Black Hills+++).

HERE IS ANOTHER FANTASTIC LADY'S WHITE GOLD & DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT / WEDDING RING, WHICH HAS AN EXCELLENT PRINCESS CUT SOLITAIRE, ALONG WITH 22 SMALLER ROUND CUT DIAMOND ACCENTS.  THE SHANK IS MARKED AND SIGNED "14K (5 POINT STAR WITH AN 'F' INSIDE IT)" & " 1/2 TW" AND IT'S A US SIZE 7.25 (BUT IT SHOULD BE SIZEABLE A BIT, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE WITH GOOD SKILLS).  

ALTHOUGH I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO GIVE TRULY ACCURATE GRADES ON DIAMONDS, I DO DEAL IN THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY, SO I CAN TELL THE GOOD ONES FROM THE BAD (ETC.).  THIS PRINCESS CUT DIAMOND IS NOT FLAWLESS, BUT IT DOES HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LOOK TO IT.  IT HAS TONS OF SPARKLE, AS DO THE ACCENTS.  

THESE ARE CATEGORICALLY NOT WHITE (CLOUDY) DIAMONDS.  THEY DO HAVE SOME MICROSCOPIC BLACK (CARBON) INCLUSIONS IN THEM, BUT ARE A REALLY NICE GROUP, OVERALL.  

MOST OF THE WHITE GOLD JEWELRY THESE DAYS HAS A MIX OF GOLD (WHICH IS ORANGY); NICKEL; SILVER; PALLADIUM, ETC.  HOWEVER, MOST ARE ALSO RHODIUM PLATED, WHICH IS WHAT GIVE THE GOLD THE BRIGHTEST, FLASHIEST LOOK.  BY THE WAY, RHODIUM IS APPROX. $17,000oz, SO IT'S NOT A CHEAP METAL.

I SAY ALL OF THAT TO SAY THIS... THE ONLY WEAR THAT I CAN FIND AT ALL ON THIS RING IS THAT THE LOWER HALF (+/-) OF THE SHANK / BAND HAS WEAR TO THE RHODIUM, SO THE WHITE GOLD THERE IS VERY, VERY SLIGHTLY YELLOW GOLD, AT LEAST WHEN COMPARED TO THE UPPER HALF OF THE RING.  IT'S EASY TO HAVE THE RING RE-PLATED, BUT I WANTED TO SPELL THIS OUT, BEFORE YOU GOT IT HOME.

EVEN SO, THE RING IS JUST A HAIR SHORT OF BEING IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.  I DON'T SEE ANY SCRATCHES OR SCUFFS, UNLESS I MISSED SOMETHING REALLY TINY.  

ALSO, I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT I'M EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD AT DECIPHERING COLORS, CAUSE MY REGULAR VISION (BORN THIS WAY) ISN'T VERY GOOD (WHICH IS WHY I DEVELOPED THIS COLOR "GIFT") SO YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE EVEN NOTICED THIS.  THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE LOT IS 3.15 GRAMS.