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Large but light-green natural emerald #1, 2.66 carats, with Edward J. Little signature on certifica

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Large but light-green natural emerald #1, 2.66 carats, with Edward J.  Little signature on certifica
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Large but light-green natural emerald #1, 2.66 carats, with Edward J. Little signature on certificate. Approx. 10mm. Nice green color but totally opaque, with irregular surfaces, somewhat cubic shape, desirable as pedigreed to the cartographer who pinpointed the "mother lode" in 1985, and significantly numbered "LE001," meaning the very first light emerald (non-gem quality) to be certified. (Note: image enlarged for details.) With original Fisher plastic tag and photo-certificate #87A-LE001, and pedigreed to the Edward J. Little collection. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida