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• Buying Natural Amber Guide
• by raz6284( 457)
• Amber is a fossilized resin that has gone through a number of changes over millions of years. The oldest amber is registered to be 345 million years old, and the oldest known amber containing an inclusion... 

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  Baltic Amber | Dominican Amber | Genuine Amber | Copal | Amber

• 227 of 244 people found this guide helpful

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• Distinguishing Antique Scrimshaw from Fraudulent Ivory
• by scrimcollector( 674)
• Distinguishing Authentic Antique Scrimshaw from Fraudulent Ivory (Part 3 of 3) Another type of fraudulent antique scrimshaw is actually a form of forgery. The 1975 Convention on International Trade in... 

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  whale tooth | scrimshaw | fakeshaw | tusk | ivory

• 90 of 90 people found this guide helpful

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• Distinguish Authentic Scrimshaw from Shaped Bone
• by scrimcollector( 674)
• Distinguishing Authentic Scrimshaw from Precision Fakeshaw Tooth-Shaped Bone (Part 2 of 3) ARTEK Creations, aka Artek Gifts, ArTeK, or Artek, is a division of New Hampshire-based Riley Mountain Products. Artek... 

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  fakeshaw | scrimshaw | whale tooth | tusk | ivory

• 70 of 73 people found this guide helpful

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• Amber: Fakes vs. authentic fossil Read before buying!
• by jshamanw( 59)
• I am creating this guide because I unfortunately did not do my research before buying some fossil amber on ebay and found out I got ripped off when it was too late. The seller would not respond to me and I... 

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  amber | fossil | fossil amber | fossils

• 51 of 53 people found this guide helpful

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• How to spot a fake
• by bi0extrem( 1 )
• What a bargain! Wait ‘til you see the deal I got! This is too good to be true! . . . all common expressions from shoppers who thought they bought a $700 designer handbag for $100. Then there are those who... 

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  Gucci | armani | versace | hermes | hermes birkin

• 41 of 54 people found this guide helpful

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