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# Appraisal

Also called valuation, insurance appraisal

An appraisal is a statement of what a stone or a piece of jewelry is worth. A diamond grading report is not an appraisal.

## In more detail

A grading report says what the stone is and how it grades. It gives no price. People often call a grading report a "certificate" and expect a value on it. A lab such as GIA, which doesn't buy or sell diamonds, gives none.

## Related terms

- [Diamond grading report](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/diamond-grading-report): A diamond grading report is an independent lab's record of what a stone is and how it grades. It is true for the day the lab examined the stone.
- [Four Cs](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary/four-cs): The four Cs are color, clarity, cut and carat weight: four scales that describe the quality of a diamond. GIA made them into a grading system in the 1950s.

## Learn more

- [What a diamond grading report is, and what it isn't](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/grading-reports/what-is-a-diamond-grading-report)

[All 328 terms](https://digitalgemology.com/learn/glossary)