The Most Famous Gemstones in the World

The Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay has specialized in the buying of old gold and jewelry for over 40 years and take pride in being an outlet for rare coins and memorabilia. Whether you are trying to sell or buy your gold jewelry, the professional coin dealers are proud of being one of the Long Island’s best coin galleries, and we treat each individual customer with respect and care. We buy an array of items from gold jewelry, silverware, coin collections and estates, gold and silver bullion, sports memorabilia, entertainment memorabilia, and coin collecting supplies.

The most famous gemstones in the world have exclusively been worn by some of the most prestigious and wealthiest individuals around. English royalty such as Queen Elizabeth II, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor, and many former First Ladies of the United States are some notable figures who have been known for the extravagant jewelry that they wear. Have you ever stopped to think about where those gemstones came from? Or who made them? Or what they’re even called? The Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay has those answers!

Julie Ma of New York Magazine’s The Cut published an article called The 45 Most Gorgeous, Famous Gems of All Time in which she highlighted 45 of the most notorious gems in the world and gave a brief background history on each one.

Some of the highlights of this list were the Hortensia Diamond, which is named after the queen of Holland. The Koh-I-Noor Diamond, which currently sits on-top of the Queen Mother’s coronation crown from 1937 in the Tower of London. The Hope Diamond, believed to be cursed despite its positive moniker. The Cora-Sun Drop Diamond; at 110 carats, it’s the largest yellow pear shaped diamond in the world. The La Peregrina Pearl, which went from Spanish, French, and English royalty before landing in the possession of Elizabeth Taylor, a gift to her from her husband, Richard Burton. The Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered in South Africa, was cut into more than 100 pieces. The nine largest belong to the british royal family today. Then there is the Dresden Green Diamond, weighing in at 41 carats, it is the largest, naturally green diamond in the world. And lastly there is the Black Orlov Diamond. Supposedly cursed, legend has it a monk plucked it from the eye of a an idol of Brahma. It is alleged to cause violent deaths to its owners.

The Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay has locations in Oyster Bay, Lynbrook, Levittown, Huntington, Manhasset, and Plainview, and are open Monday through Saturday from 10am-5pm, with Sunday hours from from 11am-4pm at their Oyster Bay and Levittown locations. Stop by today, trade in your old gold and silver, take a look at our rare coin collection that you won’t find anywhere else, or see what promotions we have going on today.