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Her estate contained millions in jewels, including the 33-carat Krupp diamond (left), which Elizabeth Taylor bought in 1968 for $305,000.
"Today it might fetch $10 million to $15 million at auction," says Ward Landrigan, former head of jewelry at Sotheby's and now CEO of Verdura, a fine-jewelry company.
That's a sparkling annualized return of up to 9.5% -- about as much as the S&P 500 gained over that period. Got some spare cash? Liz's gems are likely to hit the auction block soon.
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Last updated April 28 2011: 11:32 AM ET