He bought a ring for 12 dollars, he kept it for 30 years and discovered that he had a precious piece

February 25, 2019

The woman used the ring for a few days, kept it for decades in a box and discovered that she owned a diamond worth thousands of dollars.

They say that all that glitters is not gold, in some cases it is a diamond. So this sentence works for Debra Goddard, an Englishwoman who bought a ring for $ 12 and ended up selling it 80,000 times higher.

The woman acquired the ring when I was 22 years old and he only used it for two days. He has kept the room in a box and since then has remained for more than three decades in which he has devoted himself to charity and the care of more than 20 children.

The happy end of this story begins with a family scam. Debra, At age 55, he discovered that one member of his family had cheated on his mother and had taken money from her. Then, while looking for new funds, he thought that this ring could be sold in $ 900.

The woman came to a jewelery house and discovered that the "crystal" of the ring was a jewel between 26 and 27 carats and she was totally surprised to discover its value. "He almost fainted"The woman said when she discovered the price.

"Do you know what it is? It's a diamond", Said the jeweler, who badured him that it was" crystal "and that the stone had an approximate value of $ 958,900.

Debra He spent the night thinking about what to do: selling it, keeping it, or even asking for another opinion was possible. Then he went home and pondered the fate he was going to give to the jewel.

"I sat there all night staring at him, asking what to do."Said the woman who took the ring to an auction house to confirm its value.