Is sponge coral valuable ? Or is pink coral more expensive ?

Question

I like buying various semi precious and precious stones etc set into jewelry.

I want to buy a piece of jewelry with real coral , but on a moderate budget.

Is sponge coral valuable if i buy it? Ir should i spend a bit more and buy a smaller piece of baby pink / angelskin coral ?

Answer 1

In a capitalist system, items are priced according to supply and demand.  This would mean that you can judge the relative values of the two corals simply by comparing the prices in a jewelery store - the more expensive one is the more valuable due to less supply and/or greater demand.

Incidentally, coral is not a stone.  Coral is a living organism, and coral jewelery is made by killing the organism.  I would not buy coral jewlery for this reason.

Would you also buy jewelery made from ivory obtained by killing whales or elephants?  Perhaps you should consider the cost in destruction of nature that goes into the jewelery you desire - and stick to minerals that are mined in an ecologically safe manner in conflict free locations.