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The Uncle Sam Diamond

In 1924, a worker by the name of W.O. Basham was walking around when he somehow came after a miraculous find. He thought he found a huge gemstone and immediately took it in for inspection. It turns out that the diamond was the largest diamond to ever be found in the United States. The diamond was given the name of Uncle Sam. The diamond in its rough state weighed an astounding 40.23 karats. It was later faceted twice and at the end, it was a 12.42-carat emerald cut gem. The diamond has very little impurities and has very few inclusions. The stone was later temporarily displayed at the American Museum of Natural History before being sold to a private collector in the 1970s.