Nancy Stacy is an independent appraiser of fine jewelry serving the San Francisco Bay Area from her office in Walnut Creek, California. She has been a part of the jewelry industry since 1980. She owned a fine jewelry store in Morro Bay, California for ten years before opening her appraisal practice in Walnut Creek in 1990.

Ms. Stacy earned her Graduate Gemologist (GG) diploma from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in 1984.

She operates Contra Costa Gem Lab, which is a state-of-the-art Certified Laboratory of the Accredited Gemologists Association.

Nancy Stacy is highly respected in the appraisal profession, having attained top-level credentials in three professional appraisal organizations.

• Senior Appraiser & Master Gemologist Appraiser® of the American Society of Appraisers, & International Chair of ASA's Gems & Jewelry Discipline for 1997-99.
  
  
• Certified Insurance Appraiser (CIA) of the Jewelry Insurance Appraisal Institute.
  
  
• Certified Appraiser of Personal Property (CAPP) in Gemstones of the International Society of Appraisers (1995-2002), & President of the Northern California Chapter for 1993.
  
  
• National Gems & Jewelry Appraiser (NGJA), Senior Member of the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers.
  
  
• Accepted as an expert witness in several courts of law.

• Instructor & course co-developer of courses leading to ASA's Master Gemologist certification: GJ-205 (Appraisal Theory, Methods & Application), GJ-206 (Gems & Jewelry Appraisal Techniques & Standards), GJ-216 (Advanced Gemological Appraisal)
  
  
• Developer & instructor of Computer Skills for Appraisers & co-developer & instructor of Finding Treasures: Jewelry Inside & Out.
  
  
• Instructor for ASA's Principles of Valuation courses PP/GJ-201 (Introduction to Personal Property Valuation), PP/GJ-202 (Valuation Methodology: Research & Analysis of Data), & PP/GJ-203 (Report Writing).
  
  
• Instructor of ASA courses in China at the invitation of the People's Republic of China.
  
  
• Member of Jewelers Vigilance Committee Appraisal Task Force to write Guidelines for Insurance Documentation.
  
  
• Consultant for the development of GIA's Insurance Appraisal course Selected to the USPAP Issues Resource Panel of the Appraisal Foundation's Appraisal Standards Board.

• California Superior Court - Contra Costa - 1993
• California Superior Court - San Francisco - 1995 - 1996
• California Superior Court - Alameda 1995 - 1996

• Bachelor of Arts
  Fresno State University (Education) 1966
• Post Graduate Studies
  Cal State Bakersfield
  Measurement & Evaluation - 1971 - 1975

• Graduate Gemologist (GG)
  Gemological Institute of America - February, 1984
• Master Gemologist Appraiser
  Accredited Gemologists' Association - February, 1986
• Accredited Senior Appraiser - ASA
  American Society of Appraisers - August, 1987
• Master Gemologist Appraiser®
  American Society of Appraisers - August, 1987
• Senior Member (NGJA)
  National Association of Jewelry Appraisers - April 1988
• Designated Member, ISA
  International Society of Appraisers - September, 1989
• Certified Appraiser of Personal Property (CAPP)
  ISA - January, 1996

• Chapter President, International Society of Appraisers - No. CA. - 1992
• International Chair, ASA Gems & Jewelry (2 year term) May, 1997 - August, 1999

• Insurance Documentation for Retail Jeweler; Co-Developer & Instructor (Tucson) 2/93
• U.S.P.A.P.; Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; Instructor 4/94
• ASA PP202, Tampa Bay; Instructor (Methodology - Research & Analysis of Data) 11/94
• ASA PP201, Las Vegas; Instructor (Introduction to Valuation Theory) 6/95
• ASA PP202, Denver; Instructor (see above) 8/95
• ASA PP201, Tucson; Instructor (see above) 2/96
• ASA GJ206, Master Gemologist Appraiser®, Las Vegas 5/97 6/98

• Over 1,300 hours gemological & appraisal training. Course of study available on request.

• Auction Market Resource - Gail Levine
• Diamond Value Index - Joseph Tenhagen
• Market Monitor (Diamonds, Gemstones, Pearls, Auction) - Donald Palmieri
• Rapaport Diamond Report - Martin Rapaport
• The Guide - Richard Drucker

Professional practice carried out in conformity with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, the ethics, procedures & practices of the International Society of Appraisers, & the Principles of Appraisal Practice & Code of Ethics of the American Society of Appraisers.

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