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Pictured on this page are eight fraudulent birdstones made from porphyry and other hardstone materials. Which fake did you select on page 19 as having a shot at being authentic? In the author’s opinion, and based only on the photograph, it would be the example in the upper left corner on page 19.
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Eight more fraudulent birdstones made from very colorful porphyry. The quality of these fakes range from goofy (left column, second from top) to pretty good (right column, second from top).