@donkeypong, Absolutely very interesting to hear your past life history and Old Family Heirlooms when your grand mother saved. I think it has more value in future. I think keep for future generations showing better idea in fact. Our future generation will not see old heirlooms if we saw already it.

I would rather have had $1000 in cash than those pieces!

Yep. I told you, it will more valuable in future. Probably it's value can be 10 multiple times than current worth. Crystal glasses and display pieces most important to future.