heidi48103
Rough_Rock
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A relative of mine passed away in a hospital recently and her diamond rings were stolen or misplaced in the hospital after she died and never returned to the family. I'm the personal representative of her estate so I have a duty to put a value on them and try to recover the loss. She did not have any insurance. She was married in 1960 and had a while gold and diamond engagement/wedding ring set with one larger diamond and lots of tiny sparkles. I found an appraisal from 1960 that says the gold was 14k white gold and the diamonds weighed 1.00 ct total weight. I found a chart with the average gold prices per year, but what about diamonds? Have small diamonds increased in price since 1960? She also had a second white gold and diamond ring purchase in 1981 for $923. It was sparkly but had no large diamonds. The company listed on the sales receipt is no longer in business. Please help me figure out how I should estimate the current value of these rings.