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"The famous blue-gray diamond currently housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, was believed to be cut from an enormous stone bought in India by Tomas founder and diamond hunter Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. The stone Tavernier brought back from India was 115.16 carats and cut down for the French king Louis XIV to a sparkling rock of 67 carats. The Hope Diamond is 45.52 carats. Which begs the question--what happened to the missing carats?"

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  • Card 35: Hope Diamond
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  • "The famous blue-gray diamond currently housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, was believed to be cut from an enormous stone bought in India by Tomas founder and diamond hunter Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. The stone Tavernier brought back from India was 115.16 carats and cut down for the French king Louis XIV to a sparkling rock of 67 carats. The Hope Diamond is 45.52 carats. Which begs the question--what happened to the missing carats?"
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  • "The famous blue-gray diamond currently housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, was believed to be cut from an enormous stone bought in India by Tomas founder and diamond hunter Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. The stone Tavernier brought back from India was 115.16 carats and cut down for the French king Louis XIV to a sparkling rock of 67 carats. The Hope Diamond is 45.52 carats. Which begs the question--what happened to the missing carats?"
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