Huge diamond fails to dazzle in Sotheby's sale
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Biggest Gem Found in a Century Finally Sells for $53 Million - Bloomberg
Why did the Lesedi la Rona diamond fail to sell?
World's second biggest diamond sells for $53M
Giant diamond found in Canadian-owned mine could fetch $90-million - The Globe and Mail
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Huge Diamond Could Sell for More Than $70 Million
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World's Largest Uncut Diamond Heads to Auction, a Break With Tradition - The New York Times
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The 1,109-carat Lesedi la Rona diamond has a new owner
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World's largest uncut diamond fails to sell
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Model Stephanie Sinnah holds Lesedi la Rona: a 1,109-carat rough diamond that is on display at Sotheby's on May 4, 2016 in New York City. The diamond is the largest gem-quality rough
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Huge 1,109-carat diamond, as big as a tennis ball, fails to sell at auction
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These Are the Only Four Diamonds Bigger Than the One That's Just Been Found - Bloomberg
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The 20 Most Valuable Diamonds In The World – Ingle & Rhode
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World's largest uncut diamond fails to sell at auction - Arabian Business