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The gem was bought by the Transvaal Government for 200,000 pounds and was sent as a present to King Edward VII, who entrusted the cutting of the Cullinan to Messrs. Joseph Asscher & Co., of Amsterdam, who received 10,000 pounds for their work. From it were cut, besides several smaller stones, two diamonds, each of which was larger than any other diamond in the world. In the Premier mine was also recently found the second largest diamond in the world, weighing 1,640 carats. This stone was not very perfect and was bought by Mr. Jac. Kryn, of Antwerp, to be cut into small stones. The beautiful deep blue diamonds which were on exhibition in the spring of 1912 at the store of Smith Patterson Company were from the Premier mines. Many other remarkable stones in golden brown, canary, green, etc., are found in the Premier mines.
The Wesselton mines as a rule produce fine white diamonds. The Robert Victor mine, of South Africa, is an independent mine controlled by English capital. The diamonds from this mine are of a very fine color, but are also very imperfect. |
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