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Hope Diamond Mailed to Smithsonian in 1958 for Just $145

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In 1958, the famed Hope Diamond was shipped as registered mail to the Smithsonian Institution for safekeeping. The gem, which traces its origins to India, has a storied royal past. Jeweller Harry Winston had acquired it from the estate of Evalyn Walsh McLean in 1949. He later donated the stone to the museum. The package was sent in a plain brown wrapper at a cost of $145.

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