"I immediately thought it was just completely fake, a total hoax," he said. "I was like, 'I'm not falling for this one. I'm smarter than this.'"
"Bahia Emerald" is a misnomer because it is not one gem but nine dazzling crystals encased in a rough black rock 30 inches wide and 33 inches high.
The stone, he learned, was smuggled to the U.S. in 2005, and a series of lamentable tales - some fact, some fiction - have followed those who claim to own it.
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