$300 Estate Sale Treasure Chest?!? What will we find??? 

Yes. I have a few pieces of it. They used to have Sarah Coventry parties and that's where mine came from.

I got a darling necklace from Sarah Coventry as a child so I do believe they were around in the 50’s.

Yes, I remember my Mom having a Sarah Coventry Parting in the early 60s. It was just like Tupperware in that one friend would have a party and then convince her best friends to 'book a party'. At the end of the day, the entire group of friends had ended up going to numerous parties and buying more than they wanted or needed...because it was for a friend. It would eventually just become too much and a few feelings would be hurt. It would start all over again with Tupperware and then Stanley... LOLOLOL

@JoanTurner See my comment above. All the comments below yours and including yours are spot on!!!

My mother used to sell it in the early 70’s. She honestly loved it. Still had a few pieces while clearing out her house 3 years ago

Very true. I did real well selling costume jewelry on ebay a decade ago. Wish I would have kept some for myself.

Yep, I still have a few stick pins. I would wear them on the lapel of a blazer in the 80's.

Big in the 80s.

@@jeanieschmidt3781 I have a few antique ones, too!

I love stick pins! Remember them being big in late 70's you wore them in crowl necks. Adore them!

Some stick pins are made from gold. I found one in a box of costume jewelry at an estate sale. The gold stamp was tiny and applied on the pin itself, just as earrings are frequently marked...on the post or wire.

For sure

pr Citrine

Probably citrine. Not dark enough for topaz.

could still be topaz , topaz can be light yellow all the way to smokey brown, hard to tell with out a jeweler looking at it though, if it's good quality costume it could be citrine

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@@tammyschenk7877 I thought topaz also. Topaz can be light brownish yellow. My Grandfather had a real onyx ring with topaz on either side and they were similar in color to the stone in the ring on this video.

😂😂 I think it’s just impatience!

Sorry but after awhile it got on my nerves and seemed rude the way he kept grabbing things. Patience is a virtue.

I thought she was going to go through it, while he filmed. He kept grabbing jewelry away from her and opening boxes.

also, isnt Mellisa the jewelry expert? one would never know from this. some of the information re: vintage brooches was misleading. some very precious/expensive ones may be unmarked.

No offense but he seemed to know much more than the “jewelry expert”

Yes do, I often stick my mixers or like pieces under the upper display felt. If only to consolidate

Ha. Nice.

My thoughts exactly! Would love to see more.

Yes! And it’s beautiful!

November birthstone

Every time I see a Schaeffer pen I think of my grandpa..🥰

@@janeysiegrist5061 yup! I’ve always wanted a ring like hers. She left it to me in her will, but her son wanted it. How could I tell her son, “Uh, nope. Hand it over.” She wore it all the time unless she had it at a jeweler’s being repaired. So when Hans asked me if he could keep his mom’s ring for his daughter I just hugged him and said, “With my love added with your mom’s. Yes. Please give it to her!” We were best friends all through school - from 1st grade all through high school and even after. She’s been gone 10 years now and I still catch myself thinking in need to call her. Sigh. Getting old totally sucks.

Topez is really valuable now, most of the mines are gone now, and the one country that it can be sourced from does not allow them to be exported.

Yeah, I'm not so interested in jewelry but I love the suitcase!

When we bought my mom's, it was called a family ring. I think we bought it in the 80's, if I remember correctly. My mom bought me one called a daughter's pride ring. My big birthstone was in the center, with my parent's smaller stones on either side.

I have this exact set that was my mother in laws. I am a very simple jewelry person and don't like the clip on. I would love to know the value of this set!

and sometimes there is just no more family to pass things on to

@@sherilynl4038 True!! ):

Too many hands hard to see jewelry.

I have a gold dipped oak leaf that I got back in the 90's. It was a thing for a hot minute. Lol.

U are 100% correct, bcuz I own one. I just couldn't remember where I got it until I read your comment! 😂 My father took my sister and I on a 7 country/2 week adventure thru Asia. Our last stop was a 2 day stopover in Hawaii, at which point we were told we would be flying home alone while they stayed in Hawaii! (we were 18 and 20 and already living on our own). My Dad had decided to fly his 2 sisters out to meet him and his new wife in Hawaii, where they would get to spend an additional week, and then all come home together. My aunts had never really been too far from the small MO town we all came from. Both were very hard working single moms by then, and neither had money for such exotic travel. When he came home he bought each of them a new car as well. I found out later that my Dad had been diagnosed w/Prostate Cancer and thought he was dying. Thank God he survived and lasted another 35 years! 💝 Thanks for reminding me where my gold leaf came from, as well as remembering that beautiful time w/my Daddy and Aunts who have all now passed on to bigger things. 🙏🏽 ✌🏼

@@singlewcheese6401 What a wonderful trip! And such fun and touching memories! 🥰 Your family sounds just lovely!

@@Lucinda_Jackson Thank u so much.🙌 It was a wonderful and exciting time and something I'll never forget! My father went on to see 230 countries before he passed 5 years ago. He lived an amazing life and was my best friend.💝 My whole family has passed now so the memories are all I have. This was a nice one. 🎁💕✌🏼

@@singlewcheese6401 💕🌷💕

I noticed that too.

Yes, I saw it, too!

I’m sure that was topaz. Citrine has a more yellowy tone to it.

Exactly what I do!

Yes! That blue and green bracelet was just plastic, though. It was past the Bakelite period.

@replicanna Yes, I saw that flash, too! it's just about visible around 17:59

I was thinking the same thing.

I think it might just have been made to look that way - it didn’t look real when they held it close to the camera. Too lightweight and the holes weren’t drilled as cleanly as I’d have expected.

I bet your grandma is happy that you got the pieces. Sounds like you were/are kindred spirits, both appreciating jewelry.

Would have liked to see Melissa do it on her own.

That’s so special. Wow. 💎

Just what I was going to say. I have one in my silverware chest.

Probably sterling...

@@RMBlake007 agreed

I didn’t know that about Swarovski. I had noticed that it wasn’t a “thing” any more, but just chalked it up to having gone out of fashion and that it would be back.

Yup and probably silver.

Or citrine

I had the pinky ring with the blue and red stones lost it in the hay loft. Many years later when they tore down the barn they found it and my floppy hat ( chewed by mice) the ring was in perfect condition.

@@debbielance3892 Like Avon jewelry, used to last forever, not sure how it is now.

Looks like topaz. A honey topaz was considered a precious stone and was set in gold, often 18k, and accented with diamonds.

It could also be a Mexican Fire Opal, which can come in many shades from yellow to orange to red. It has that opaque look to it. Also if it is set in 18k gold and diamonds the center stone would be higher quality.

The ring was marked 750, so it could have been made in Europe. 18K gold is used more often in Europe , 14K (585) is more popular in the USA.

sometimes bakelite is mistaken for ivory

In the 80's a friend brought back carved bone jewelery from China.

Thats what I was thinking 🤔