| Loose diamonds have been around for many | | | | Crown. Its current weight is 108.93 carats. |
| centuries, and have intrigued people of every | | | | The largest ever of any of the loose diamonds |
| country and continent. Some of the most famous | | | | was called the Cullinan. It weighed almost two |
| have been the catalyst behind theft, and even | | | | pounds when first discovered, and in the rough |
| murder. | | | | was 3,106 carats. From the Cullinan nine major |
| One of the first, and most famous loose | | | | loose diamonds were created, and 96 other |
| diamonds, was the Koh-I-Noor, which means | | | | smaller loose diamonds used as gemstones. One |
| Mountain of Light. Historians found mention of it as | | | | of the most famous of these resulting diamonds, |
| far back as 1304. This loose diamond weighed a | | | | and the largest, was The Star of Africa, another |
| heavy 186 carats and its cut was oval. A part of | | | | current member of the jewels of the British |
| the British monarch, the Koh-I-Noor was thought | | | | Crown. The Star of Africa has 74 facets, weighs |
| to have once been a decorative part of Shah | | | | more than 530 carats and is currently the world's |
| Jehan's peacock throne. The loose diamond | | | | largest cut diamond. |
| served as an eye of the peacock. It was recut | | | | The Excelsior is the second largest of the loose |
| during Queen Victoria's reign and still resides in the | | | | diamonds ever found, with a rough weight of |
| UK, along with other valuables of the British | | | | slightly more than 995 carats. |