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<p>[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 465409, member: 3011"]Your example is probably intended to clear your own conscience because you know in your heart you would cheat the bank without hesitation. To the bank, face value is all that matters. Numismatic value is a shared belief among collectors, not bankers, so your example is irrelevant.</p><p><br /></p><p>We live in a society where honesty doesn't count for anything, people have no conscience, and all bad behavior is excused as someone elses fault. Expect to be cheated because this is acceptable now. Morality is a quaint custom from the unenlightened past. So when you are cheated, it's your fault for not detecting it. When someone steals your property, it's your fault for leaving it unguarded. When someone hits your car and speeds off, it's your fault for occupying the space they wanted to drive through. That's the way it is now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cloudsweeper99, post: 465409, member: 3011"]Your example is probably intended to clear your own conscience because you know in your heart you would cheat the bank without hesitation. To the bank, face value is all that matters. Numismatic value is a shared belief among collectors, not bankers, so your example is irrelevant. We live in a society where honesty doesn't count for anything, people have no conscience, and all bad behavior is excused as someone elses fault. Expect to be cheated because this is acceptable now. Morality is a quaint custom from the unenlightened past. So when you are cheated, it's your fault for not detecting it. When someone steals your property, it's your fault for leaving it unguarded. When someone hits your car and speeds off, it's your fault for occupying the space they wanted to drive through. That's the way it is now.[/QUOTE]
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