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<p>[QUOTE="stracci, post: 2767313, member: 13814"][USER=5213]@spartcom5[/USER]</p><p>Its neither an Old Mine cut or Old European. Both of these cuts have a flat culet. Your stone does not have a flat culet. The culet is the pointy bottom of the stone.</p><p>I'd say it's a Transitional cut because of the small-ish table. Transitional is the period between Old European and Modern Brilliant cut.</p><p>I think it dates to the 1930s. It's pretty banged up, but would really respond to a good polishing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stracci, post: 2767313, member: 13814"][USER=5213]@spartcom5[/USER] Its neither an Old Mine cut or Old European. Both of these cuts have a flat culet. Your stone does not have a flat culet. The culet is the pointy bottom of the stone. I'd say it's a Transitional cut because of the small-ish table. Transitional is the period between Old European and Modern Brilliant cut. I think it dates to the 1930s. It's pretty banged up, but would really respond to a good polishing.[/QUOTE]
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