Yes, it's both easier and gives a better end result (unless you have good equipment and technique for casting). That's what we did for ours, and we're happy wit

Yes, it's both easier and gives a better end result (unless you have good equipment and technique for casting). That's what we did for ours, and we're happy with the result. About 600€ total for two rings including the 6 grammes of gold and the tools (and a few silver coins for practicing). Also, we went for 21k because it's hard enough and easy to get in gold coins (thus, no VAT and very small premium on the price of gold). I wrote an account (in French) here: https://seos.fr/blog/20240426.or.html https://seos.fr/blog/20240426.or.html but it's more for future reference for myself and for the friends who knew about it than anything else.