Biggest Diamond in More Than a Century Sells for $53 Million

Lucara Diamond Corp. finally sold the biggest diamond found in more than a century. The 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona diamond was sold for $53 million, or $47,777 a carat, to Graff Diamonds, Lucara said Monday in a statement. The Lesedi La Rona, or “our light” in the Tswana language spoken in Bot...

Biggest Diamond in More Than a Century Sells for $53 Million