to consider selling a wedding ring that was left to me in a will

[mariemarie]

About 15 years ago my nans sister died. She had no children of her own and my mum was her favourite niece.

At her funeral, her husband gave me her wedding ring and said that she wanted me to have it as she had no grandaughter of her own to leave it to.

Last year her husband died, and left my mum a considerable sum of money. Nothing to any of the other 10 neices or nephews though, which just shows how much they thought of my mum.

Anyway, this week, my mum has been reading about how gold is now in demand and how shops are paying good prices for old gold. She took some of her things and was pleasantly surprised at how much she got. So much so, that she rang me and suggested I sell her aunties ring because its just sat in my drawer gathering dust. Its a 22carat ring.

Would it be awful to sell it? I wouldnt mind the money to be honest, it would come in handy but admittedly, I feel a bit shallow doing it.

What do you think?

well it may have rocketed but 100 (at most) for a chunky 22 carat gold ring is nothing, is it - I mean, I'd say yes to 100 quid but you know what I mean - if you bought a 6 gram 22 carat wedding ring it would cost WAY more than that and I think people are often amazed at how comparatively little you get for second hand jewellery.

OP if you have no sentimental attachment at all then why not sell it if you could put £100 to good use!! I'd still go for having it re-modelled personally, but then I am a jewellery addict!

i dont think YABU to sell it. the ring itself cannot be worn and would your children understand the link when its passed to them?

i dont really do sentimental heirlooms. i sold my mothers wedding ring from her marriage to my father. they had been divorced for 35+ yrs and i would never wear the ring as it symbolised unhappy times. It was sold and the money used to buy furniture for my boys.