wheel / straight color
Fancy Green
>9,000 examined; direct study lower bound
GIA study figure
9k
Last decade in the 2018 publication
exact lifetime count: not publicly disclosed
exact lifetime count: not publicly disclosed
Est. graded 2006–2025
17.8k–18.6k
scenario envelope, not a census
Median USD per carat
$62.9k
n=16 included + 9 qualified · $12.5k–$3.34M · 0.32–5.03 ct · 1999–2024
Rarity-adjusted value
×1.6
parity price $98.5k/ct ÷ median $62.9k/ct · n=16
×1.6 · underpriced for rarity
auction sales by intensity23 sales
- Fancy Deep$123k/ct · 3.19 ct · 2023
- Fancy Vivid$323k/ct · 3.01 ct · 2018$3.34M/ct · 5.03 ct · 2016
- Fancy Intense$12.5k/ct · 0.32 ct · 2017$60.0k/ct · 0.50 ct · 2021$104k/ct · 1.24 ct · 2016$176k/ct · 4.42 ct · 2009$180k/ct · 2.26 ct · 2024$287k/ct · 4.42 ct · 2017$335k/ct · 3.60 ct · 2014$535k/ct · 5.02 ct · 2015$592k/ct · 6.13 ct · 2014
- Fancy$27.1k/ct · 1.49 ct · 2024$28.7k/ct · 2.05 ct · 2000$31.3k/ct · 1.00 ct · 2016$36.2k/ct · 2.09 ct · 2022$61.3k/ct · 1.02 ct · 2016$65.7k/ct · 5.03 ct · 2022$86.2k/ct · 5.02 ct · 2018$219k/ct · 2.01 ct · 1999$336k/ct · 10.36 ct · 2008
- Fancy Light$18.4k/ct · 0.61 ct · 2024$41.4k/ct · 0.61 ct · 1999
price by intensity
| Intensity | Included n | Median $/ct | Mean $/ct | Low – high | Since 2020 | Qualified | Study stones | Share of cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Light | 1 | $18.4k | $18.4k | — | $18.4k · n=1 | $41.4k · n=1 | — | — |
| Fancy | 7 | $36.2k | $70.6k | $27.1k – $219k | $36.2k · n=3 | $199k · n=2 | — | — |
| Fancy Intense | 5 | $104k | $138k | $12.5k – $335k | $120k · n=2 | $411k · n=4 | — | — |
| Fancy Vivid | 2 | $1.83M | $1.83M | $323k – $3.34M | — | — | — | — |
| Fancy Deep | — | — | — | — | — | $123k · n=1 | — | — |
methodologyshow
read before interpreting
Published pure-green count is retained. The broader >50,000 green-component population and the 28% hue share are not reconciled; do not calculate a count from their product.
two-color grades on this hue
Green dominant · 7
auction sales16 included · 9 qualified
| ID | Intensity | Lot / stone | Carats | Clarity | Sale | Realised | USD / ct | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A18 | Fancy Vivid | A SUPERB COLOURED DIAMOND RING Aurora Green; GIA supplemental letter expressly confirms natural color. Pink pavé surround included in lot. Original lot recovered; same transaction already recorded as A18, updated in place and not counted as a new addition. | 5.03 ct | VS2 | Christie's Hong Kong · 31 May 2016 | HKD 130,040,000 $16,818,981 · USD as reported | $3.34M | Included | lot · result |
| A19 | Fancy Intense | Green and pink-sapphire ring Pink sapphires and small diamonds included. | 2.26 ct | VS1 | Phillips Geneva · 13 May 2024 | CHF 368,300 $406,198 · Auction-house USD equivalent | $180k | Included | lot · result |
| A20 | Fancy | Pair of green studs, 1.05 + 1.04 ct Combined two-stone target weight; not one 2.09 ct diamond. | 2.09 ct | SI1 / SI2 | Phillips New York · 13 Dec 2022 | USD 75,600 $75,600 · USD as reported | $36.2k | Included | lot |
| A99 | Very Light | A Very Light Green Diamond and Diamond Ring Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 2.33 ct | VS2 | Phillips Hong Kong · 28 Nov 2016 | HKD 325,000 $41,906 · FRED local units per USD; sale date | $18.0k | Included | lot · fx |
| A229 | Fancy Intense | COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. | 0.50 ct | Not stated | Christie's New York (online) · 18 Aug 2021 | USD 30,000 $30,000 · USD as reported | $60.0k | Included | lot |
| A264 | Fancy Light | EARLY 20TH CENTURY COLOURED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Whole-lot price divided by target colored carat weight; mounting, accents and signature are included. Catalog flags an old report. | 0.61 ct | SI1 | Christie's London (online) · 29 Nov 2024 | GBP 8,820 $11,201 · FRED USD per local unit; sale date | $18.4k | Included | lot · fx |
| A308 | Fancy Intense | Loose cut-cornered rectangular diamond Whole-lot result divided by target carats; setting and accent value is not deducted. | 0.32 ct | Not stated | Heritage New York · 4 Dec 2017 | USD 4,000 $4,000 · USD as reported | $12.5k | Included | lot |
| A367 | Fancy | AN UNMOUNTED MODIFIED RECTANGULAR-CUT FANCY GREEN DIAMOND Loose diamond. Saleroom correction explicitly changes catalog 2.01 ct to actual 2.05 ct on GIA report; corrected weight used. | 2.05 ct | VS2 | Christie's New York · 26 Oct 2000 | USD 58,750 $58,750 · USD as reported | $28.7k | Included | lot |
| A378 | Fancy | COLORED DIAMOND AND DIAMOND RING Ring with about 0.80–1.00 ct baguette and square-cut accents. | 1.49 ct | SI2 | Christie's Auction location not transcribed · 11 Sept 2024 | USD 40,320 $40,320 · USD as reported | $27.1k | Included | lot |
| A385 | Fancy | A RARE COLORED DIAMOND RING Green center with pale pink pavé surround and half-hoop; pink melee color origin untested. | 5.02 ct | SI1 | Christie's New York · 12 Jun 2018 | USD 432,500 $432,500 · USD as reported | $86.2k | Included | lot |
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population scenarios 2006–2025
point input9k · window 2008–2017
scenario envelope 2006–202517.8k–18.6k
IN9k
M117.8k
M2A18.3k
M2B18.6k
>9,000 pure green (R08). Uses a bound as a point; period mapped approximately to the decade preceding publication.
Lab intake is selective; undetermined color-origin reports are excluded from the cited study count. Mine production does not measure submissions.
supply evidence
this exact grade
| ID | Cohort | Intensity bin | Stones | Share | Period · scope | Limits | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S070 | Green | Individual intensity bins | — | — | Reviewed GIA papers, 2002–2025 Evidence gap for exact grade | An all-intensity hue count or pooled-family distribution does not disclose this exact hue’s distribution. Blank numeric cells mean unavailable, not zero. | See GIA Evidence hue cohorts |
evidence
R08
G4
Green — unmodified>9,000 · 28%Bound / approximation only
Well over 50,000 green-component submissions; figure population not reconciled · Pre-2018 study; described as last decade
Preserve direct >9,000. Do not infer 14,000 from 28% × 50,000: prose and chart populations are not reconciled.
Breeding et al. (2018), Natural-Color Green Diamonds: A Beautiful Conundrum · Color distribution and sample description