The stone he put in its place looked almost exactly like Jon's stone, but it wasn't. Sure, it worked in every way like the original stone, but anyone who held the rock would find themselves under an unusual affliction.
For whenever they held this stone in their grasp, the bearer would become cursed; except for the stone and other cursed flesh anything the person touched with the flesh that was holding the stone when a wish was made would turn to gold. This was the Midas Stone.
