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A historic event is taking place in North Little Rock. Earlier this week, we started cutting and polishing the Esperanza Diamond, and we've been streaming it LIVE on Youtube. Mike should be finishing it up later today, and if you want to view the cutting and polishing of this unique diamond, you can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/user/SiriusStarCanada/live
Some Esperanza Facts
1.) Esperanza means hope.
2.) Esperanza was discovered on June 26th by Bobbie Oskarson from Colorado, who names it after her niece.
3.) At 8.52ct, Esperanza is the 5th largest diamond found since the Crater of Diamond State Park opened to the public in 1972.
4.) Esperanza is the first and only of the famous, and the largest diamond ever cut in Arkansas- at a special in-store event in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
5.) Once finished, Esperanza will be the 4th largest finished Arkansas and/or American diamond.
6.) It is being cut into a custom-designed 147 facet triolette by master diamond cutter, Mike Botha.
7.) It is projected to be a colorless and very pure diamond- and in all likelihood may just be the most valuable of the famous Arkansas diamonds.
8.) It will be graded by the American Gem Society Laboratories once finished.
9.) It is 100% mined (discovered), cut and polished in the Natural State- Arkansas.
10.) It will be set into a platinum pendant be Erica Courtney.
11.) It will be sold at auction on December 7th.
12.) It is the first LIVE stream of the cutting and polishing of a legendary diamond


Some Esperanza Facts
1.) Esperanza means hope.
2.) Esperanza was discovered on June 26th by Bobbie Oskarson from Colorado, who names it after her niece.
3.) At 8.52ct, Esperanza is the 5th largest diamond found since the Crater of Diamond State Park opened to the public in 1972.
4.) Esperanza is the first and only of the famous, and the largest diamond ever cut in Arkansas- at a special in-store event in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
5.) Once finished, Esperanza will be the 4th largest finished Arkansas and/or American diamond.
6.) It is being cut into a custom-designed 147 facet triolette by master diamond cutter, Mike Botha.
7.) It is projected to be a colorless and very pure diamond- and in all likelihood may just be the most valuable of the famous Arkansas diamonds.
8.) It will be graded by the American Gem Society Laboratories once finished.
9.) It is 100% mined (discovered), cut and polished in the Natural State- Arkansas.
10.) It will be set into a platinum pendant be Erica Courtney.
11.) It will be sold at auction on December 7th.
12.) It is the first LIVE stream of the cutting and polishing of a legendary diamond

