Diamond Sells for Record $71 Million

By John Belaska

April 5, 2017

The Pink Star diamond is the most expensive jewel ever sold at auction.  The giant pink diamond got more than $71,000,000 at Sotheby's in Hong Kong Tuesday.  The nearly 60 carat gem was the largest polished diamond ever to go on the auction block.  

The Pink Star sold for a record $83,000,000 at an auction in Geneva in 2013, but the buyer defaulted on the deal.  The new owner phoned in his winning bid.

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