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Why are there Diamonds you should NOT Avoid?

Because if you owned any of these - you'd be a very happy person indeed...

Large diamonds are exceptionally rare and only about 80% of all harvested diamonds are gemstone quality. Most of the well-known diamonds that have been deemed famous are not always the highest quality or the most beautiful.

The diamonds that are the most famous are usually famous due to the interesting stories behind the diamond itself.

The Great Star of Africa is currently listed as the largest cut diamond in the world. It is pear shaped and weighs in at a whopping 530.20 carats. It is part of the royal scepter and is kept along with the other crown jewels in the Tower of London.

It was cut from the Cullian which was a 3,106 carat diamond crystal that went on to create 96 smaller stones. The legend of this diamond suggests that there may have been another half of the Cullian which would have been one impressive sized diamond crystal.

The Orloff diamond is bluish green in color and is an exceptionally pure gem that has an interesting history.

The legend goes that the stone started out being a diamond eye of a Hindu idol. It was stolen by someone who just took one of the eyes because the thief was afraid of the consequences.

It was given to Count Grigori Orloff, a Russian. It is currently held in the Diamond Treasury of Russia in Moscow.

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The Centenary Diamond was first seen by the world in 1986 and it contains 247 facets and weighs in at 273.85 carats. It is the world's largest, most modern cut and flawless diamond in existence today.

It took three years to craft this diamond.

In 1991, at the Tower of London, the diamond was finally unveiled. While never appraised it is commonly believed that the diamond is easily worth more than $100 million dollars.

The Taylor-Burton Diamond was discovered in 1966 at the Premier Mine in South Africa. It was 240.80 carats and was cut into a pear shaped 69.42 diamond. This diamond is priceless because of the celebrity who owned it.

Richard Burton, the famed actor, bought the diamond for this wife at the time, Elizabeth Taylor. It has been stated that he paid more than one million dollars for it.

After the death of Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor donated the sale of the stone to charity for $2.8 million dollars and arranged for the diamond to be shown in a museum.

The Regent Diamond is commonly thought to be one of the most beautiful diamonds.

It was first discovered in 1698 in India. It was finally sold to Philippe II, a French prince, in 1717. The diamond was used in the royal crown and also as an adornment in the hat of Marie Antoinette.

Stolen during the revolution, it was recovered only a short time after.

The diamond could be found on Napoleon Bonaparte's sword until his death. Today it can be found in the French Royal Treasury at the Louvre.

Diamonds always seem to hold great mystery and mystic. People throughout the ages have cherished and coveted this precious gemstone. Diamonds and their legends will live on until eternity.

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