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Show A. Valuable Cat's Ky. The most valuable cat's eye in the world was brought to London recently from Ceylon, Cey-lon, the only region besides Madras where cat's eyes are found.. It was found by an Indian working-man while he was grading a bank of earth, preparatory to opening a street He sold it for thirty rupees. After passing through several hands, the big cat's eye was bought by an Indian merchant for 9,000 rupees. Cutting and polishing reduced re-duced its weight from 475 carats to 170 carat. car-at. It is now insured for 80,000 rupees. |