WEBVTT 00:01.966 --> 00:05.533 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: So imagine, you are invited to a party here. You're coming off the back porch, 00:05.533 --> 00:06.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% you're walking down to see the water. 00:06.866 --> 00:08.966 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% GUEST: In a gown. 00:08.966 --> 00:11.833 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: In a gown. And you're wearing this. Tell us what you brought in. 00:11.833 --> 00:16.500 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% GUEST: The pin belonged to my grandmother, who lived in Chicago. I don't know where she 00:16.500 --> 00:19.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% bought it. I don't know what it's worth. 00:19.933 --> 00:21.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% APPRAISER: And never had it appraised, did you? 00:21.566 --> 00:23.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% GUEST: Never had it appraised. 00:23.633 --> 00:26.900 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: We love people like you when you come in here with that. Lack of information. 00:26.900 --> 00:29.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% GUEST: Lack of information, solid lack. 00:29.500 --> 00:33.033 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: Right. (laughs) You see, I'm just standing here, and it's moving. 00:33.033 --> 00:34.066 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% GUEST: In the wind. 00:34.066 --> 00:35.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% APPRAISER: Is that fantastic? 00:35.066 --> 00:36.600 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% GUEST: It is lovely. 00:36.600 --> 00:38.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% APPRAISER: Imagine if you were dancing in this house, you know. 00:38.666 --> 00:42.200 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: in 1940, because that's about when I think this pin was made. 00:42.200 --> 00:44.300 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Okay. 00:44.300 --> 00:48.166 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: I think the pin was added. I think it was always made to have some type of a 00:50.200 --> 00:52.866 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% chain running through it, and it hung as a necklace. Not that it doesn't work as a pin. 00:52.866 --> 00:54.833 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Okay. 00:54.833 --> 00:58.733 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: It reminds me of a waterfall. I mean, the diamonds are truly dripping off 00:58.733 --> 01:03.700 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% of this. There's a little over two ounces of platinum in the whole piece. Then there's 01:05.933 --> 01:08.833 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% about four carats in baguettes. The marquise-shaped stones, they're all different sizes. One of 01:10.900 --> 01:14.666 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% them is as large as a carat. You add them all up, there's nine carats in the marquise 01:14.666 --> 01:19.666 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% diamonds. So all together, we got 13 carats of goods. Any thoughts on the piece? 01:20.400 --> 01:22.433 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% GUEST: Beautiful. 01:22.433 --> 01:24.366 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: Beautiful, I like that. So you really don't need to know what it's worth. 01:24.366 --> 01:26.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% GUEST: I would like to know. 01:26.333 --> 01:30.133 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% APPRAISER: (laughs) Thought I'd get out of here. So I would say at auction, $15,000 to 01:30.133 --> 01:31.133 align:left position:40% line:89% size:50% $20,000 01:31.133 --> 01:32.133 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Great. 01:32.133 --> 01:33.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% APPRAISER: It's not bad, right? 01:33.400 --> 01:34.400 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Not bad. 01:34.400 --> 01:35.633 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% APPRAISER: Yeah. 01:35.633 --> 01:37.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% GUEST: For a bunch of rocks. (laughing) 01:37.233 --> 01:37.900 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% APPRAISER: (laughs) That's great, I love it. Good backdrop, huh? 01:37.900 --> 01:38.100 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% GUEST: Yeah.