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To: teevee who wrote (15006)	2/20/1999 12:06:00 AM
From: Gord Bolton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26850

The Diamond Color Scale: The color scale runs the alphabet from D - “colorless” to Z -“light yellow color” where D is the highest color and thus the most valuable. As you move down the color scale the diamonds become more yellow in nature and thus less valuable. Colors around the X-Y-Z range and lower are also very rare and are called “fancy yellow”. To simplify the color ranges they can be broken down into 5 manageable groups: D-E-F group: Colorless This is the colorless diamond group and the most expensive. They are common enough to be found in any store but still command the highest prices. D and E show virtually no color. F starts to show the very slightest of color and is the transitional color to the next group. G-H-I group: Near Colorless. This is the near colorless group. It is a very popular color group because of its relatively low price, yet still high color – being hard to detect in mounted diamonds. Diamonds in this group show a very light shade in color. J-K-L-M: Faint Yellow This is the group that begins to show slight yellow color. Slight color may be noticeable from the top of the stone and more from the sides. N through R: Very light Yellow Diamonds in the N-R group show yellow color even when mounted in jewelry. Determining the exact color of a diamond in this group is not important due to the fact that their prices are similar. Certificates for diamonds in the N-R group are uncommon because of their relatively low price. S through Z: Light yellow Diamonds in this group show substantial color when loose or mounted. Although they command the lowest price in the colorless-yellow market, diamonds around the X-Y-Z range and lower are rare and have a very appealing yellow color causing their price to rise (fancy yellow). The stronger the yellow - the higher the price. Fancy Yellow diamonds can command prices as high as “D” colors or more. Prices for S-W range are the same.