A diamond, a whale bone and letters: What’s inside the America 250 time capsule

CONCORD, N.H. — Paper, the traditional gift for marking a couple’s first year of marriage, also is a great choice for 250th anniversaries — especially when filling a time capsule celebrating American independence. The 2016 law creating the nonpartisan America250 commission mandated that a time capsule be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, and … Read more

Pennsylvania woman finds 3.09-carat white diamond at state park in Arkansas

A woman from Pennsylvania found a 3.09-carat white diamond at a state park in Arkansas. Keshia Smith found the diamond during a visit to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas State Parks said in a post on Facebook on Monday.  Keshia Smith found a 3.09-carat white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State … Read more

Blue-green diamond called the “world’s rarest” sells for record $17.3 million at auction

A 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist sold for $17.3 million on Wednesday, Christie’s said, calling it a record price for a stone of its kind sold at auction. The “Ocean Dream,” the standout offer at the auction house’s Geneva sale of jewelry, was found in Central … Read more