After you find out a relationship which was headed to marriage won’t make it anywhere past engagement, perhaps the last thing you want to hear is that the engagement ring you proudly wore on your finger isn’t worth half, or even a quarter of what you thought(or were told) it was. Yeah, I’m certain that could be rough. I called on behalf of one of my relatives who was just going through the above scenario. She was told by the local Pawn Shops that the ring was only worth $ 45.00 to them, so I decided to help her out by calling Gemologist on Call. Sandy is a very kind, helpful and compassionate person. She offers appraisals and certificates of authenticity. The appraisal results in an actual, estimated value of your jewelry whereas the certificate merely offers certification that the jewels within the jewelry are authentic(as well as the metals they are attached to). After hearing the situation my relative was in, Sandy offered a few suggestions on what to do with the ring to obtain maximum value for it(hint, hint, stay away from Pawn Shops). The character traits that Sandy conveyed over the telephone are ones of an extremely trustworthy business owner. I’m certain if you used Sandy for your appraisals or certifications, you’d be getting a high quality and accurate one. Though I don’t ever hope to be in the position of my relative, I can say that I hope I am in a situation where I can get some jewelry appraised or certified so that I can repay Sandy for the kindness she showed me over the telephone. Who knows? Maybe I’ll hit it big at an estate sale or something.