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A rare crimson red diamond unveiled at Smithsonian Natural History Museum

A brilliant red diamond, one of the rarest gemstones on Earth was unveiled on Tuesday, April 1, — the newest addition to the gem collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

The 2.33 carat scarlet stunner is part of the Winston Red Diamond and Winston Fancy Color Diamond Collection. The showpiece of the collection, the ruby-colored jewel is considered a one in 25 million sort of a find.

The collection was presented to the Smithsonian by Ronald Winston, the son of famed jeweler Harry Winston. The new exhibit is located in the same room as another rare gem shared with the museum by the Winston family — the Hope Diamond.

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00:00On three, one, two, three.
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02:01These things come from deep in the earth and they tell stories about our planet's history.
02:05So they're both scientific specimens and objects of great beauty and wonder.
02:10So it's a great thing for a natural history museum to have a display in the room that
02:14contains the Hope Diamond, the 45.52 carat diamond given to us by Harry Winston in 1958.
02:20Now we have this incredible donation from his son, Ron Winston, of 41 colored diamonds.
02:25So we've just expanded the story of the Hope Diamond and expanded the story of colored
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