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1 posted on 02/14/2012 8:16:30 PM PST by beaversmom
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Giant emerald gets no bids after owner’s arrest

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/01/29/hi-bc-emerald-auction.html


2 posted on 02/14/2012 8:18:53 PM PST by beaversmom
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Holy Carp!


3 posted on 02/14/2012 8:19:01 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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I need one of those.


4 posted on 02/14/2012 8:21:04 PM PST by muawiyah
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Miss Piggy would love that rock she loves green things. Awesome emerald, looks like it might be a bit heavy to wear as a pendant.


6 posted on 02/14/2012 8:44:47 PM PST by dog breath
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I want.......


7 posted on 02/14/2012 9:04:56 PM PST by goat granny
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Big but not very pretty.


8 posted on 02/14/2012 9:42:46 PM PST by TASMANIANRED (We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
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Barney Frank is demanding it be used to build the Emerald city so he can click his ruby slippers together and say there’s no place like home.


9 posted on 02/14/2012 10:16:16 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (How ironic that Ann Coulter should write a book called Treason.)
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Isn't it amazing that it was found with all those facets?!

Seriously, from the video it looked like junk. Seems to me its claim to fame is size, not quality. Maybe a Freeper gemologist could offer some insight on this stone?

10 posted on 02/14/2012 10:40:02 PM PST by DakotaGator (Weep for the lost Republic! And keep your powder dry!!)
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The appraiser admits the stone has been dyed but said it is 100 per cent an emerald.

Fake but accurate.

Where have I heard that in recent years?

13 posted on 02/15/2012 12:04:20 AM PST by cynwoody
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