Regardless of where the inclusions are located, with a VS1 grade, there is no way you will see them without a loupe. And even with a loupe they'll be pretty tough to find, and may be totally impossible to see even with a high power microscope once the stone is set (e.g. the natural in the corner - which is tiny to start with, given AGS has not downgraded symmetry or polish - will most likely be covered by a prong).
In any case, the plots are only meant to help in the location of the inclusion, they aren't a 3D map and they don't have any information on colour and "true" shape or density, so never ever rely on a plot to determine whether an inclusion in visible. And a pavillion-located inclusion can be much more visible than something in the crown, depending on its colour, size and position.
One last thing - please ask Whiteflash to put the stone on hold. You are now publishing too much about it, and it is not unknown for stones to be found, commented favourably upon and then be bought by someone else who lurks on the forum(s).
ETA - your last question on the colour cross-posted with my answer on clarity. Whiteflash is absolutely correct. You won't see the colour in a photo, largely because your eyes/brain works on differences, not hue absolutes. You may be able - depending on the lighting, background and skills of the photographer - to see the
difference with a D put side-by-side, but even that is going largely to disappear once the stone is set and seen from above. Other aspects (such as cut) will dominate the quality of the reflected light.
I'll be rude, though, and ask you what you stand to gain from the exercise? Do you have a reason to distrust AGS that this is a properly graded G colour stone? Or Whiteflash that
this is indeed the stone represented in the grading report? If that is the case, choose your independent expert (i.e. an appraiser), and ask his/her opinion. That is way more reliable than any photo, no matter how skilfully taken.
Edited by davidelevi, 28 May 2010 - 09:18 AM.
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