At Sotheby's, a fancy intense, VS2, heart shaped, blue diamond of 4.20 carats drew a top price of $800,000, or just under $200,000 per carat, from an American dealer. Sotheby's had hoped to get more than $3 million for a 14 carat, fancy intense, pink diamond. The bidding began at $1.5 million and stopped at $2 million. Several dealers mentioned the lovely color was unevenly distributed. A 14.05, light blue, oval sold for $28,363 per carat. Yellow diamonds were steady sellers, going for the high estimate or over. A 2.25, vivid, yellow, IF sold for $16,611 per carat. A 15.05 carat, fancy vivid, yellow diamond sold for $552,500, or $36,700 per carat. A 3.83 carat, fancy vivid, yellow orange diamond brought $211,500, or $65,500 per carat.
At Christie's, a .91, rectangular, dark violet gray, VS1 fetched about $28,000 per carat. Two purplish pink, marquise diamonds of .32 and .46 sold for about $16,000 per carat. Yellows were also hot at Christie's. An 8.72, vivid yellow, rectangular, VVS1 sold for $32,110 per carat. A 3.56, vivid yellow, rectangular, VVS2 sold for $25,280 per carat. A 1.88, round, intense yellow sold for $15,185 per carat.
A treasue trove may broadly be defined as an amount of gold, silver, gemstones, money, jewellery, or any valuable collection found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. However, both the legal definition of what constitutes a treasure trove and its treatment under law varies considerably from country to country, and from era to era.
The use of a metal detector is a valid method of prospecting for mineral (metal) deposits.Many objects found with a metal detector are not considered mineral deposits, but often fall under the category of heritage resources, treasure trove, lost items or trash.
Today a lot of people have garage sales when they want to clean out their basement or their garages. A lot of times people will sell old clothes, old toys and all sorts of other junk. Sometimes you can find some good items at a garage sale if you have patience to look through all of the items. Most garage sales take place on the weekends and are usually advertised in the newspaper, on bulletin boards or by signs put out on the street. 
