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Mum buys 'glass diamond' ring for £10 at car boot sale, turns out to be worth £470,000

Mum buys 'glass diamond' ring for £10 at car boot sale, turns out to be worth £470,000

I bought ‘glass diamond’ ring at car boot sale for £10 – turns out it’s worth £470,000 thanks to very special stone

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