A 3.73cwt Ruby. Genuine Earth Mined. Unheated. 9.5 x 7.6 x 5.5 mm.

We only sell earth mined gems. RUBY unheated.. Heavily included. Perhaps not as attractive as a ruby of the same size that has been heated, but more valuable because of it's rarity. Be sure of what you are buying. Genuine rubies are NOT cheap. If you are not sure, please ask. Please read the IMPORTANT TERMS AND INFORMATION page at least once as it applies to all listings. ANY questions, please ask.

Beautiful earth mined ruby, ... a gem stone investment. 99% of all rubies are heated to improve the clarity and it is totally accepted in the trade. Unheated are more expensive. Some treatments drop the value considerably. make sure you know what you are getting.
If you are not sure how big this is , make certain you check on a measure marked in millimeters... the standard for measuring gems.

My selling price is determined by what I had to pay. I used to buy gems in very large quantities, using the ones in sizes I could use, putting aside the others. I am selling all my stock now. Many were purchased years ago. THIS IS A GENUINE EARTH MINED RUBY. For an additional $5, I will provide, if requested , a signed and sealed appraisal by me for retail replacement of $460. A gemologist for decades, specializing in coloured stones, I am now retired. If you prefer, I can provide a written appraisal signed and sealed by an independent master valuer ( at time of this listing I am using Steven Knight GG, R.M.V., CJA-CAP) for approx. $40. You have to ask for and pay for prior to shipping as it must be sent to his lab. Takes a week or so.
All my better gems and jewelry are kept at the bank for security. Retrieving may cause a day or two delay in shipping.

For those that do not want to settle for imitations, this is a chance to buy real gems at good prices. All gems have been examined by at least one gemologist. Many by a master valuer. There are an incredible number of fake gems out there. All my gems are earth mined, genuine gems. Why settle for imitations. Supply and demand rules in true gem buying as in every other human investment.
Each earth mined gem is a unique work of art, unlike the lab produced stones that can be produced in unlimited quantities.
Even worse than the lab produced stones are the glass enhanced ones....almost worthless.
Some people will never understand why people buy an original work of art when they can buy a poster for next to nothing.
Earth mined gems are for those that do. Invest in quality.

Ruby is the birth stone for those born in July. Corundum, with traces of chromium responsible for the color. Rubies are 9 on the moh's scale, right behind diamond ( moh's10)
Sapphires and rubies are the same, other than the color.
Ruby. More expensive that diamond at times. The most expensive ruby to my knowledge is the 25.59 carat Sunrise Ruby which sold at auction in 2015 for $30,420,000.00
Hindus consider ruby very spiritual.... believe the red comes from an eternal flame that no human can extinguish.
Believed to put fire into one's life, and bring economic prosperity.