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The 18.30-carat Shepard Diamond

Named for the Smithsonian employee who helped facilitate the transaction, the 18.30-carat Shepard Diamond from South Africa. Acquired by the Smithsonian Museum by exchange for a collection of small diamonds that had been seized as smuggled goods by the United States Customs Service

The 18.30-carat Shepard Diamond is from South Africa