# Moldavite Gems Blog

> The Moldavite Gems blog: research-based news, market analysis and practical buying guides about genuine Czech Moldavite prices, grading and fakes.

- Source: https://moldavitegems.com/blog.html
- Publisher: Moldavite Gems (https://moldavitegems.com/)
- Last updated: 2026-10-20
- Cite as: Moldavite Gems. "Moldavite Gems Blog." https://moldavitegems.com/blog.html. Updated October 2026.

Research-based news, market analysis and practical guides about genuine Czech Moldavite.

## Latest posts

[October 20, 2026**The Moldavite Market in 2026: A High Plateau, Shrinking Supply and a Flood of Fakes**Prices per gram by grade, the 1990s-to-2026 price history, why supply keeps shrinking and how fakes are flooding cheap marketplaces.](https://moldavitegems.com/blog/moldavite-market-2026.html)

## Coming soon

- **How to Tell If Moldavite Is Real: 10 Checks You Can Do at Home**: Bubbles, lechatelierite, etching, color, the density test and the seller questions that expose glass fakes.
- **Moldavite Price Per Gram Explained: Why Two Stones of the Same Weight Can Cost $40 or $400**: How grade, shape, etching, locality and size drive price, with real 2026 examples.
- **Where to Buy Genuine Moldavite in 2026: Vetting Sellers on Etsy, eBay and Czech Dealers**: A practical checklist for choosing a trustworthy seller and avoiding the common scams.
- **Besednice Moldavite: Why the Most Prized Locality Is Disappearing**: What makes Besednice “hedgehogs” and angel chimes special, why mining ended and what prices look like now.
- **Is Moldavite a Good Investment? Supply, Resale and the Reality Behind the Hype**: Shrinking supply versus weak resale liquidity: what collectors should know before buying for value.
- **The Czech Crackdown on Illegal Moldavite Digging: What the Law Really Says and What It Could Mean for Prices**: Fines, digging bans and the existing two-year prison risk for repeat diggers, the proposed protected-mineral status, the unconfirmed 2027 jail-time rumor, and why less illegal supply could lift prices and reward documented Chlum and Besednice stones.