Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Beads - Disc style 10-35 mm Natural color, NOT "enhanced" or "dyed" Start Price USD 269.95 Current Price USD 269.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Location Albuquerque, New Mexico See more about 'Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Beads - Disc style 10-35 mm' Description Sleeping Beauty Turquoise  Disc Style Beads Bead Size: Approx 10-35mm (measuring the beads longwise) Color: Bright Sky Blue Strand Size: 16" temporary string We specialize in one-of-a-kind beads! ___________________________________________________________ The Hidden value of High End Turquoise   Seeking a combination of beauty and increasing value?   Turquoise has different colors and characteristics depending on the country of origin and the individual mine within the country.   Persia has long been noted for some of the finest quality in the world.  Unfortunately turquoise from Persia is virtually impossible to get now.  However, there is an American turquoise mine (Sleeping Beauty Mine) which for decades has produce turquoise to rival the finest of Persian turquoise when it was available.   High End gems and precious stones are like diamonds.  They increase in value year after year.  In simplest terms jewelry made from the highly regarded Sleeping Beauty turquoise has the largest percentage of increased value of any turquoise mined in America.   The Hidden Value of genuine Sleeping Beauty turquoise is the consistent increase of pricing.  There is another Hidden Value that virtually no one (except a handful of geologists) will talk about.  All mines finally expire.  Although The Sleeping Beauty Mine has been operating for decades, no one will speak to how many workable veins yet remain.  Possibly in our lifetime, The Sleeping Beauty Mine, like all mines will come to the end of profitable veins.  Already, the folks at the Sleeping Beauty Mine have strict limitations on the number of processors they choose to sell in quantity to.   As an additional Hidden Value to the Sleeping Beauty Mine turquoise we sell, each strand comes with a Certificate out Authenticity.  A certificate of Authenticity is the highest guarantee that the turquoise you purchase is genuine turquoise and actually from the mine stated on the Certificate.   That Certificate of Authenticity is further testimonial to the Hidden Value of the turquoise we sell. About the Mine:  One of the largest mines in North America, the Sleeping Beauty mine is located near Globe, Arizona and is still operating. Your shipping charges include insurance / Beads must ship via Priority Mail for extra protection due to bead size  Sales tax ONLY for New Mexico residents Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!