I'm new to collecting gemstones. I was wondering what kind of a ballpark figure I might expect to pay per carat for a good quality, eye clean, medium blue sapphire?
From looking around the Internet and in a few stores, it seems to be all over the place.
They also seem, upon first inspection, to be relatively easy to learn to spot a good specimen. Am I wrong?
First there is color. I have read that is the most important attribute, than any inclusions, and cut. Diamonds seem harder because they have more inclusions and they are cut better to hide them.
From looking around the Internet and in a few stores, it seems to be all over the place.
They also seem, upon first inspection, to be relatively easy to learn to spot a good specimen. Am I wrong?
First there is color. I have read that is the most important attribute, than any inclusions, and cut. Diamonds seem harder because they have more inclusions and they are cut better to hide them.