EMPIRE GEMS CORPORATION is the culmination of decades of experience and collaboration in the fine jewellery and rare coin industries. After cataloguing and calling many of the most important auctions, and making acquisitions and sales of some of the rarest and finest items ever sold in Canada, Michael and Lynn Rogozinsky are now focused on direct transaction for clients seeking to sell or buy. Their experience, expertise, knowledge and sincere enjoyment in these fields, along with their respectful, efficient and honest approach to business, will inspire confidence in your selling or buying.
Most items handled are sold before they have a chance to be posted on this website. If there is something special that you have been looking for, please send us a detailed email with contact information, and you will be placed on our PRIORITY list; we will talk to you and actively find what you seek. michael@empiregemscorp.com.
Michael is an accomplished gemologist, with decades of experience and training. He studied diamonds and diamond grading at the Gemological Institute of America, achieving certificates in diamonds and diamond grading. Michael has sold thousands of exceptional diamonds, to thousands of happy and satisfied buyers. Proceed with full confidence, whether selling or buying.
Over decades of fun and exciting work, Michael has managed to incorporate many projects that have broadened his career. Always willing to research, Michael pursued information about an audio tape of a 1969 John Lennon interview in Canada, which lead to a fantastic dialogue with famed singer Ronnie Hawkins, and a correspondence with Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau (with whom Lennon met).
Lynn and Michael have volunteered, worked for, and auctioned for many charities, raising millions of dollars over the years, for health care facilities, disabled veterans, children with special needs, and many other worthy community causes. Their work and dedication have been recognized by municipal, provincial and federal governments. “The community has been good to us, and we must be good to our community.”