AGS Report help please!

[kelbelle134]

I am trying to figure out why this AGS report dated sept 24, 2008 does not have a cut grade or light performance information. Anyone know??? Is this the new system (gold)?

Thanks for any information!


https://www.whiteflash.com/diamonds/certificate.aspx?idno=1467013&file_name=1

-K

 

[Lorelei]

That is a Diamond Quality Report, DQRs are used for many Expert Selection diamonds, the DQR's are less costly than the full AGS Diamond Quality Document ( DQD), this enables them to be sold for a lower price to the best of my knowledge. ACA's get the full AGS DQD report.

This is quoted from a post of Neil's ( DenverAppraiser) and should be helpful to you, there are in fact 3 types of AGS report, but this should give you the info you need with the above mentioned reports.

"AGSL offers 3 primary reports for diamonds. The DQD, for Diamond Quality Document includes the cut grading and the DQR, for Diamond Quality Report does not. The DQA, for Diamond Quality Analysis is a smaller document that looks rather like a DQD without the plotting diagram. This is probably what you're seeing but it's hard to tell from your description alone. There have been some slight formatting modifications, like the tab that extends off the right hand side of the DQD and the way the plotting key is generated but these are basically the three reports you are likely to run into. All three types have a title bar at the top that identifies them.

Dealers generally choose between the DQD and the DQR for one of two reasons. First, the DQR is a little bit cheaper and, all things being equal, cheaper is a good thing. More importantly, the fact that the DQR doesn’t list the cut grade means that if the grade is likely to be bad, or even mediocre, they can still have the status of an AGS pedigree without needing to explain an uncomplimentary score. DQA gets chosen over DQD for stones below a carat in weight because it’s got the cut grade but is less expensive.

The old system is not used on reports issued after Jan 2, 2006. In the later half of 2005 there was a brief window when the client was given the choice of which system they wanted to use and all pre-2005 reports used the old system. If it says 'performance based', it's the new system."

 

[kelbelle134]

Thanks Lorelei!! I was a bit concerned without the cut grade listed!

 

[Lorelei]

Glad to help! The diamond looks great BTW....