To satisfy the requirements of an increasingly knowledgeable public and to provide the detail, technical specifications and accurate values demanded by insurance companies, government agencies and the court system, jewelry appraisers must possess a broad discipline-specific knowledge of gemstones, manufacturing processes, metals, art and history.

For decades, Jolly's has operated an Accredited Gemological Laboratory created to meet and exceeded the most rigorous standards set by these groups. We have constantly updated our facilities, adding new instruments and technologies as they became available. We maintain a gemological library and utilize the knowledge of a long list of experts to whom we turn for counsel and current market values.

Jolly's Appraisal Service is operated by Mr. Thomas Gary Hardee. Mr. Hardee began his career in the jewelry business in 1972. He has earned the titles of Graduate Gemologists, GIA; Registered Jeweler, Certified Gemologist and Certified Gemologist Appraiser, AGS. Mr. Hardee's years of experience and extensive education in both gemology and the methodologies of appraising have given him the qualification to do all types of jewelry appraisals IF your needs are as basic as an insurance appraisal or as complex as determining values for an estate, the work performed by Mr. Hardee is of the highest caliber.

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