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Ch. 3: Famous Diamonds

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CELEBRATED DIAMONDS.                      99
fine pearls, the crown of Queen Victoria contain 497 diamonds, of which the value is estimated as more than $372,000.
Another well-known diamond is the Pigott, which was brought from the Indies by Lord Pigott. It; weight is 81-1/2 carats. It was sold by lottery ir
1801 for the sum of $139,500. Later it became the property of the Pasha of Egypt, who paid for it ai equal sum. Fig. 42.
The Nassak or Nassac is a diamond of a triangular
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