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To: ronayre who wrote (90965)	5/17/2001 9:39:21 AM
From: isopatch	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95453

OT/2zron For those who have a few ounces of the yellow stuff and kinda like it? Some of the major gem & jewelry shows are really cool. Most of the larger U.S. cities have at least one show ea yr. Whet to quite a few in the 80s partnering with a dealer. There are usually quite a few killer gemstones at every show.(g) High quality, unmounted gems,especially the "big three", Rubies, Emeralds and Sapphires tend to appreciate strongly in value during inflationary upcycles. Tip: Go for highest quality, before carat size. Quality always comes first when it comes to LT appreciation. Real estate, antique cars, numismatic coins, art, and other "hard assets" like hi quality Persian and Turkish oriental rugs also appreciate in value as investment funds begin to flow out of fiat paper assets into forms of property with real intrinsic value. Trick is to bypass dealer spreads in these sometimes thin markets AND... Stick to what you know a lot about. Iso