the pensioner wanted to throw away a diamond worth $ 2.7 million

The woman was persuaded to show the stone to the experts by her neighbor. The pensioner admits that she often bought various trinkets at the sales, and does not remember exactly when she had this jewelry.

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A 70-year-old British resident discovered while cleaning her home a stone that she bought many years ago at a sale. The woman considered him a trinket, so she wanted to get rid of him. However, a neighbor did not let her do this, insisting on an examination, which found that the jewelry was a 34-carat diamond worth £ 2 million ($ 2.7 million). About it informs BBC.

Mark Lane, an employee of Featonby’s in North Shields, said he was shocked when he realized the true value of this stone and stressed that it was the most expensive thing he had to work with. At first he thought it was cubic zirconia, so the jewelry lay on his table for a couple of days. However, then he looked at the stone through a diamond tester and was surprised.

Lane sent the stone to partners in London, after which an examination in Belgium confirmed the authenticity of the jewelry.

“Color, clarity, size … finding a 34-carat diamond is something out of the ordinary,” said an auction house employee.

The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said that she often went to various sales and did not remember exactly when she acquired it.

The diamond found by the British is planned to be sold at an auction, which will take place on November 30.

As a reminder, in May Christieʼs sold at an auction rare purplish pink diamond known as “Sakura” for $ 29.3 million… It is believed that this is the most expensive stone of this shade, which went under the hammer.

Recently American rapper Lil Uzi Vert implanted a similar diamond worth $ 24 million into his forehead… However, soon the musician, without giving any reason, decided to remove the jewelry from his face.

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