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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 306977, member: 36&quot;]We like Grandpa!&nbsp; The stone could have been cut when the ring was made, or could have been a lot older.&nbsp; My mom&#039;s 1960s engagement ring has Victorian diamonds in it; they were recycled from family pieces.&nbsp; IIRC Queen Elizabeth&#039;s engagement ring was made the same way - new setting, inherited stones. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the family jewelry, after my Dad died we shoved most of it into my sister&#039;s safety deposit box.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have kids and my niece is due to inherit the lot, and the only pieces I really cared about were the ones Dad handed me years ago already.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always wondered why families fought over that stuff.&nbsp; No piece of jewelry is worth your family.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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