I've narrowed down my search to the three stones below. If anyone could provide their thoughts on which stone will provide the best value, please let me know. All stones are triple excellent in cut, color and clarity and have HCA scores below 2.0. I will attach Idealscopes and Aset images in subsequent posts.
Color: E
Clarity: SI2
Carat: 0.95
HCA: 1.8
Clarity Characteristics: Crystal
Date of Report: March 2013
Price: $4,250
Color: G (not sure if it's the photo, but this stone looks much more yellow than the G SI2 one)
Clarity: SI1
Carat: 0.97
HCA: 1.3
Clarity Characteristics: Twinning Wisp, Crystal, Feather
Date of Report: May 2015
Price: $4,675
Color: G
Clarity: SI2
Carat: 1.02
HCA: 1.6
Clarity Characteristics: Additional Twinning Wisps, Pinpoints, and Surface Graining not shown.
Date of Report: December 2015
Price: $4,200
Color: E
Clarity: SI2
Carat: 0.95
HCA: 1.8
Clarity Characteristics: Crystal
Date of Report: March 2013
Price: $4,250
Color: G (not sure if it's the photo, but this stone looks much more yellow than the G SI2 one)
Clarity: SI1
Carat: 0.97
HCA: 1.3
Clarity Characteristics: Twinning Wisp, Crystal, Feather
Date of Report: May 2015
Price: $4,675
Color: G
Clarity: SI2
Carat: 1.02
HCA: 1.6
Clarity Characteristics: Additional Twinning Wisps, Pinpoints, and Surface Graining not shown.
Date of Report: December 2015
Price: $4,200
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