[This post began its life as a comment on one of PZ’s posts, but I couldn’t figure out how to insert an image.]
My late mother inherited my maternal grandmother’s engagement/wedding ring; and now it’s mine.
Grandpa was a poor farmer in Higbee, Missouri when they married over a century ago, and the ring is probably not worth a lot of money, but I think it’s pretty and old-fashioned. It should probably stay in the family.
That is a very pretty ring, and it comes with a story. What are you plans to ensure it stays in the family?
It is a lovely ring, and a sweet memento of your family history. You might want to have a jeweler look at it to see if those are real rubies or something else. Hundred year old gemstones can be shockingly valuable, depending on cut and source. Yours appear to be a rose cut, which implies that those are genuine, high quality rubies.
We all know the dreary saw ‘an economist knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing’ but sometimes it has merit. That’s a gorgeous and truly valuable ring.