Diamonds Found in America

The Uncle Sam

• One of the most well known diamond discoveries in the world, and the largest ever found in America, is the Uncle Sam diamond. Weighing in at 40.24 carats, this rare, white diamond was found in 1924 near Murfreesboro, Arkansas by W.O. Bassum. The Uncle Sam diamond was cut twice and sold for $150,000.

Star of Murfreesboro

• The Star of Murfreesboro is the second largest diamond discovered in America. It was found in 1964 at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, nicknamed the Crater, in Arkansas and weighed 34.25 carats.

The Searcy Diamond

• The Searcy Diamond is the third largest diamond unearthed in America. This 27.1 carat diamond was found in 1926 near Searcy, Arkansas.

Strawn-Wagner Diamond

• The Strawn-Wagner diamond, another white gem, was found in 1990 at the crater by Shirley Strawn. It was deemed "the most perfect diamond ever found" by the American Gem Society. Prior to being cut, it weighed 3.03 carats. The Strawn-Wagner diamond has been permanently set on display where it was first discovered.

Star of Arkansas

• The Star of Arkansas was also discovered at the crater and weighed 15.33 carats.

Amarillo Starlight

• The 16.37 carat Amarillo Starlight diamond, found by W.W. Johnson of Amarillo in 1975, is the largest diamond discovered by a visitor since the crater became open to the public.

Star of Shreveport

• Another large crater find is the Star of Shreveport weighing in at 8.82 carats.

Kahn Canary

• The Kahn Canary is a flawless diamond that was discovered at the Crater in 1977. This naturally triangular-shaped 4.25 carat diamond has traveled the world on tour and has even been flaunted by former first lady, Hillary Clinton.

Pathfinder Diamond

• Possibly one of the most exciting times of 13-year-old Nicole Ruther's life was when she discovered a 2.93 carat diamond at the crater. It was named the Pathfinder Diamond because it was found on a path near the service road the runs along side of the park.