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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stevearino, post: 3433218, member: 74571&quot;]Yeah, I think there is a gray area of what is the ethical thing to do: buy a counterfeit and reward the crooks or use the counterfeit to teach others about what NOT to buy.&nbsp; I think a good argument can be made for either choice.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this particular case, is the crook/counterfeiter being rewarded?&nbsp; The fake dollar may be several &quot;transactions&quot; away from the original counterfeiter.&nbsp; If bought to teach others does it really reward the counterfeiter?</p><p><br /></p><p>MANY of us on CT, I would guess, possess counterfeits, modern or ancient, contemporary or not.&nbsp; Somewhere I have a half dollar and buffalo nickel made of lead.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t buy them, my father somehow got them more than 60 years ago, probably someone who passed them to a young waitress in my parents&#039; cafe as they are clearly poor examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would ANY of us who possess these counterfeits give them up?&nbsp; Throw them?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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