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358: 25: 122: 312: 471: 481: 190:; however, there is no documentation to support this account. Documented reports of the diamond state that it was most likely found at the 486: 89: 61: 305: 170:, noted for her many marriages and affairs with wealthy men. He in turn arranged a 1963 trade with its current owner, the 68: 227:. Winston bought the diamond from Joyce in 1951 and added it to his "Court of Jewels". In 1963, Winston traded it to the 42: 126: 108: 75: 476: 403: 298: 57: 46: 219:
performer noted for her marriages and affairs with wealthy men, acquired it in February 1928, for a $ 350,000
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necklace and $ 23,000 in cash. Joyce had it mounted on a short platinum
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in exchange for 3,800 carats (760 g) of smaller diamonds.
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Former pieces of the Portuguese Crown Jewels are shown in
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According to one of the legends, the diamond was mined in
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