Shepard Diamond

Other colored diamonds in the Smithsonian Collection include the 8.30-carat Shepard Diamond.

This stone is from South Africa, and was acquired by the Smithsonian Museum in exchange for a collection of small diamonds that had been seized as smuggled goods by the United States Customs Service. The diamond is named for the Smithsonian employee who helped facilitate the transaction.


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