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>Hope Diamond endured hundreds of years and passed through several owners before it was donated by Harry Winston Inc. This 45.52 carat dark grayish blue cushion antique cut diamond has long been thought to bestow upon its owners a curse of tragedy and misfortune. Cullinan Diamond Star of Africa diamond, weighing 530.2 carats. For many years the Star of Africa was known as the largest cut diamond in the world, though in recent years this record has been surpassed by The Golden Jubilee, at 545.67 carats, and a nameless fancy black diamond weighing in at 555.55 carats. Read more information

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The Cullinan diamond was discovered by Fredrick Wells on January 26, 1905. It was at the New Premier Mine near Pretoria – (Source)

Hope Diamond in National Museum of Natural History at Smithsonian Institution – (Source)

Information about the famous Kohinoor Diamonds – (Source)