Was: Turquoise doublet
Opals and opal doublets are valued as separate entities. An adjustment to value based on whether there is backing or not is a valuation relic left over from real estate methodologies and questionable retail practices. The differences in backed and nonbacked opals are so varying that a formula does not due it justice, nor is it remotely accurate.
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this from appraisers and cutters.
thanks, bill