The Great Diamond Hoax
The\xa0diamond hoax of 1872\xa0was a swindle in which a pair of prospectors sold a false American\xa0diamond\xa0deposit to prominent businessmen in\xa0San Francisco\xa0and\xa0New York City. It also triggered a brief diamond prospecting craze in the western\xa0United States, in\xa0Arizona,\xa0New Mexico,\xa0Utah,\xa0Wyoming, and\xa0Colorado.
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