APPRAISER: So imagine, you are
invited to a party here. You're
coming off the back porch,

you're walking down
to see the water.

GUEST: In a gown.

APPRAISER: In a gown. And
you're wearing this. Tell
us what you brought in.

GUEST: The pin belonged to
my grandmother, who lived in
Chicago. I don't know where she

bought it. I don't
know what it's worth.

APPRAISER: And never had
it appraised, did you?

GUEST: Never had it appraised.

APPRAISER: We love people like
you when you come in here with
that. Lack of information.

GUEST: Lack of
information, solid lack.

APPRAISER: Right. (laughs)
You see, I'm just standing
here, and it's moving.

GUEST: In the wind.

APPRAISER: Is that fantastic?

GUEST: It is lovely.

APPRAISER: Imagine if you were
dancing in this house, you know.

APPRAISER: in 1940,
because that's about when
I think this pin was made.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: I think the pin was
added. I think it was always
made to have some type of a

chain running through it, and
it hung as a necklace. Not
that it doesn't work as a pin.

GUEST: Okay.

APPRAISER: It reminds me
of a waterfall. I mean, the
diamonds are truly dripping off

of this. There's a little
over two ounces of platinum in
the whole piece. Then there's

about four carats in
baguettes. The marquise-shaped
stones, they're all
different sizes. One of

them is as large as a carat.
You add them all up, there's
nine carats in the marquise

diamonds. So all together,
we got 13 carats of goods.
Any thoughts on the piece?

GUEST: Beautiful.

APPRAISER: Beautiful, I like
that. So you really don't
need to know what it's worth.

GUEST: I would like to know.

APPRAISER: (laughs) Thought
I'd get out of here. So I would
say at auction, $15,000 to

$20,000

GUEST: Great.

APPRAISER: It's not bad, right?

GUEST: Not bad.

APPRAISER: Yeah.

GUEST: For a bunch
of rocks. (laughing)

APPRAISER: (laughs)
That's great, I love
it. Good backdrop, huh?

GUEST: Yeah.