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Is It Ever Okay to Alter a Piece of Family Heirloom Jewelry?

Imagine, if you will, a pair of cuff links. But not just any cuff links. Cuff links that once secured the sleeves of your grandfather, who died when you were a toddler. You’ve heard him spoken of as morally upright, a bank president, a strict Irish Catholic. This jibes with the photos you’ve seen, as

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