Junk-sale diamond fetches over $800,000 at auction
By Bo Leung in London | China Daily | Updated: 2017-06-10 07:09
A diamond that was snapped up at a junk sale for 10 pounds ($13) has sold at auction in London for 656,750 pounds ($836,000).
The gemstone, which has been dubbed the "tenner" diamond, was bought as a ring at a flea market in West London in the 1980s, and then worn for many years by its oblivious owner, who had no idea it was a genuine 26.27-carat, cushion-shaped white diamond.
The buyer thought it was just a piece of costume jewelry, due to its "filthy mount", and had no idea it was valuable.
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