Pink diamond sold for $46 million

Pink diamond sold for $46 million

GENEVA, Switzerland - A Sotheby's employee holds up a 24.78-carat ''Fancy Intense Pink'' diamond on Nov. 10, 2010, in Geneva. The jewelry was sold on Nov. 16, 2010, at the auction house for $45.6 million, the highest price ever paid for a diamond.

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