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'Most expensive' indicates that records of sale exist.

There are diamonds that have always changed hands otherwise, for example, as spoils of war (Kor-i-Noor, currently in the British Crown Jewels), or that were sold for money many years ago (The Hope Diamond, currently in the Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC), so even though these diamonds are most expensive, that attribute is difficult to define.

Other diamonds are gifts, for example, the Cullinan, which at more than 3,000 carats as a raw stone is the largest discovered to date. The stone was given to the King of England, Edward VII, on his birthday, with no price attached to it.

Auction records reveal, however, that over time, many diamonds have changed hands based on prices in the millions of dollars. The link below, explains.

Finally, it's understandable that whomever is the record owner may choose to remain anonymous.

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