Best Deal Ever

I am not sure if anyone remembers me blogging last year about a day trip I took to an antique store last August, but I bought this ring:


I wanted it because it is an opal which is my birthstone. I have always wanted an opal ring. I bought it for $15 and on the inside of the ring it says 14k.

So I assume (unless someone counterfeited it) that it was gold. Then I assumed that no one would put a completely fake opal in a 14k gold setting. Oh, I also bought this in the costume jewelry case obvious since I paid $15.

So, since August I have been wondering if this is a real nature opal, lab created/manmade, or completely fake.
I have been so curious for so long, that I decided to get it appraised. Well, I took my wedding set in to be resized and since I have three rings in the set, it was pretty expensive to get this done. So I asked the jeweler if they would tell me how much my opal ring would be worth and whether or not it was real. (basically I got the appraisal for free is what I am getting at)


Well,,,,

not only is it 100% natural (not lab created)
it would be worth $734.



Not bad for a $15 antique store purchase.