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West Virginia
Punch Jones Diamond
November 25, 2009 | The State Journal

One of the largest diamonds ever found in North America was found by William “Punch” Jones, a ten-year-old, who was pitching horseshoes with his father in Peterstown, West Virginia in 1928. It was named the “Punch Jones Diamond” after its finder.


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