Jewelry Appraisal Services

10/20/2021

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12/27/2020

I am sharing this from an appraisal friend of mine, very useful information, some of which I have shared in the past but great to see it all in one place .

Here's a recap of some of the important topics we've covered throughout 2020. You won't want to miss these tips on safeguarding your jewels.

08/31/2020

While assisting an insurance company who was trying to make their clients whole I had to wonder why so many had niece jewelry and NO APPRAISAlS!

08/11/2020

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07/31/2020

Now that masks are a daily requirement, please use caution when removing your mask as you may lose the backs to your earrings or your hearing aids.

05/25/2020

04/24/2020

We will be open starting, Friday, May 1, 2020 . Hours will be Monday to Friday 10am to 5 pm.

04/14/2020

Cunningham Appraisal services is happy to schedule appointments for jewelry appraisals Monday through Friday. Only one client at a time and must wear a mask. Please call 919-627-7777 to schedule

03/13/2020

Will hand sanitizers effect your jewelry? I recent industry trade journal posted the following:.
“To my knowledge, hand sanitizers are not capable of removing tough, albeit thin, rhodium that’s on a piece of jewelry. Hand sanitizers come in two varieties: alcohol-based and non–alcohol-based. The ones with alcohol are benign to jewelry items as alcohol is the main germ-killing ingredient. However, non–alcohol-based ones typically use chlorine-based compounds as germicides. These chlorine compounds could react with water and release free chlorine. Free chlorine radical is very reactive and could cause tarnishing of jewelry, especially if it is made of sterling silver. Also, halogens are known to cause stress corrosion cracking in low karat golds, in particular, nickel white golds.”

01/22/2020

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12/13/2019

It's a myth that, when faced with danger, ostriches bury their heads in the sand. In fact, they usually face the threat head on. Yet the "political" leadership of our diamond industry behaved like the metaphorical ostrich when they tried to convince themselves that lab-grown diamonds would not threa...