| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
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| 2 | Hope Diamond - Smithsonian ownership |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Date acquired | Owner | Change in diamond | Value when sold | Notes |
| 4 | 1653 | Tavernier | 112.5 Old French karats, 116 Metric carats. | 220,000–720,000 livres. Tavernier received Patent of Nobility as part payment worth 450,000 livres | Time of acquisition: between 1640–1667, possibly 1653 |
| 5 | 1668 | King Louis XIV | triangular-shaped 69 metric-carat gem set on a cravat-pin 1674. | bequeathed | - |
| 6 | 1715 | King Louis XV | Assembled into elaborate pendant Order of the Golden Fleece | bequeathed | - |
| 7 | 1775 | King Louis XVI | 69 Metric carats | stolen | - |
| 8 | 1791 | Government of France | - | stolen | - |
| 9 | 1792 | Unknown | - | stolen | - |
| 10 | 1812 | Daniel Eliason, a London jeweler | circa 44 non-metric carats | $65,000; $90,000 | - |
| 11 | between 1812-1830 | King George IV of the United Kingdom | - | - | Sold to pay off kings debts after death |
| 12 | 1830-1839 | Unknown | - | - | - |
| 13 | some time between 1830-1839 | Henry Phillip Hope (1774–1839) | Became known as the "Hope Diamond" | bequeathed | - |
| 14 | 1839 | Henry Thomas Hope | - | bequeathed | displayed at the 1851 London Exhibition |
| 15 | 1861 | Henry Pelham-Clinton, Duke of Newcastle | - | bequeathed | Hope gave his daughter the gem after she married the 6th Duke of Newcastle |
| 16 | 1884 | Lord Francis Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle | - | $250,000 | - |
| 17 | 1894 | May Yohé, Lady Henry Francis Hope | - | £29,000 (£2,484,530 as of 2011) | May Yohe was the wife of Lord Henry Francis Hope |
| 18 | 1901 | Adolph Weil, London jewel merchant | - | $141,032 (approx £28,206). second est:$148,000 | - |
| 19 | 1901 | Simon Frankel | - | - | - |
| 20 | 1908 | Selim Habib (Salomon? Habib) | - | - | - |
| 21 | 1908 | Sultan Abdul Hamid | Weighed 44 3/8 carats | 400,000 francs; second estimate: $80,000. | Note: disputed whether Sultan owned it |
| 22 | 1909 | Simon Rosenau | - | 550,000 francs | - |
| 23 | 1910 | Pierre Cartier | reset to appeal to Evalyn McLean; diamond mounted as a headpiece on three-tiered circlet of large white diamonds; became pendant | $150K; $300K+; $185K | conflicting estimates of sales price |
| 24 | 1911 | Edward Beale McLean and Evalyn Walsh McLean | weight thought to be 44.5 carats | $180,000 | Entire McLean collection sold to Winston |
| 25 | 1947 | Harry Winston | Diamond's bottom facet slightly recut to increase brilliance | - | NYC jeweler; he took it around the US to popularize it |
| 26 | 1958 | Smithsonian Museum | Settings, mountings, scientific study; weight found to be 45.52 modern metric carats in 1974 | $200–$250 million (if sold in 2011) | Insured for $250 million |

Question: What was the 44 ³⁄₈ carats Hope Diamond's weight found to be in 1974?
Answer: The Hope Diamond's weight was 44 ³⁄₈ carats and its weight was found to be 45.52 carats in 1974.