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October 2, 2009
Hope Diamond on show without setting
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the famed and feared Hope Diamond is on display without its ornate setting at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Perched atop a light gray display post, the 45.5-carat, walnut-size diamond will be on view by itself for several months while a new setting is prepared.
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