What do you do with inherited jewelry?

When my grandmother died I inherited some of her jewelry. It's not stuff I'd ever wear and yet it reminds me of her and makes me feel close to her when I look at it (she wore it every day).

It seems a waste just to keep it to look at it.
I've been very tempted to sell it now that gold is high.
My family might not be very happy if they ever found out I sold it.
I feel an emotional tie to it and yet it just sits in a safety deposit box most of the time.

I told myself I'd give myself 5 years before I ever did anything. It's now been 7 years. I recently took it out of the safety deposit box .. and now I don't know what to do.

What would you do with inherited jewelry if it's something you wouldn't wear but has an emotional attachment for you?

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Yes...I have many pieces of inherited jewelry from my Grandmothers, my own Mother and my MIL. Some pieces I wear and some are just not my style. I know for me, I'd never dream of selling a piece that I didn't wear, I just couldn't do it. It wouldn't be worth it to me.

I have plastic shoe box full. It is more costume jewelry but some expensive pieces. I'm saving it for my girls. It is not my thing to wear a lot of jewelry.

If they make you smile, then take them and have them made into something you would wear. That way when you pass them down it would be the ultimate blending of both you and her. I am sure she would want you to enjoy them in your style, and the blending of you and her would make the perfect family heirloom...good luck

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This is what I was thinking of doing! And for the same reasons. It just seems so hard to let go of it, even if it is turning it in to something else. But I like the way you put it.

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I am not sentimental. I sold some of my grandmas and some is still sitting in my jewelry box never used. I do use her engagement ring as my own though!

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I have my grandma's engagement and wedding ring. They are beautiful, and every time I see them I think of her, but they are not my style - it fits, but it is HUGE and yellow gold. I never wear jewelry (I usually end up taking off my own ring several times a day because I am an outdoorsy person and it would get really nasty).

If it's not something you want to keep, I'd offer it to other family members first before I'd sell it. If no one else wants it I would think it would be okay to sell, but if other family members want it, then I would think it would be better to give it to them. But then I'm from a sentimental sort of family.

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I would either save it for your dd or offer another family member the pieces

My grandma is still living but for some reason instisted on me having a few of her pieces now, I do wear her wedding band and engagement ring but they are very me. The other stuff I admit sits untouched in my jewerly box!

My fil had once inherited a few pocket watches and my mil did make a I guess you would call a shadow box that she has displayed in her family room! They fit her decor and are pretty nice to look at

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Why don't you have it melted down and made into something that you will wear. Just an idea. Then it's still "her jewelry" in a way but something you will wear.