When you are dealing with the complicated task of appraising jewelry from your parents' house for purposes of settling an estate, two things are essential:
1. Get multiple opinions--sometimes one source knows more than another on certain types of items,
and
2. Find jewelry places that are trustworthy, with experts who know their stuff and will happily give you the very best and friendliest service.
If you live in the East Valley, PV Coin and Jewelry is an excellent choice for one of those places. We brought the jewelry in and we got a figure for each and every piece of value, listed one by one. They even cleaned my mother's wedding ring and rated the center stone. I and my family were made to feel like welcomed guests by Jonah and Mariah and we very much appreciated the care that they put into the appraisals. Special thanks also goes to Jaime for his help in researching some of our older watches.
I've said it before--service is 24k--pure gold. That's what we got here.
We will certainly be returning. I even noted that they make and cast custom jewelry here--something for us to consider for the future. In the meantime, please head over here if you are looking for appraisals, want to shop for coins or jewelry, or need a few $$$ for scrap jewelry around your house.
Five very enthusiastic stars.