Book 19. (1 results) Kajira of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 149 | View more quotes about first">First, it shows absolutely no signs of untypical production, such as being cast rather than struck, of being the result of obverse-reverse composition, or of having been altered or tampered with in any way. |
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Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 146 | One must always be a bit suspicious of the putatively rare and valuable coin which seems to appear inexplicably, with no certifiable background, on the market, particularly if it lacks the backing of an established house". |
| 1 | 147 | "Do you think this object is genuine?" I asked. |
| 1 | 148 | "There are two major reasons for believing it is genuine," he said, "whatever it might be. |
| 1 | 149 | First, it shows absolutely no signs of untypical production, such as being cast rather than struck, of being the result of obverse-reverse composition, or of having been altered or tampered with in any way. |
| 1 | 150 | Secondly, if it were a forgery, what would it be a forgery of? Consider the analogy of counterfeiting. |
| 1 | 151 | The counterfeiter presumably wishes to deceive people. |
| 1 | 152 | This end would not be well served by producing a twenty-five dollar bill, which was purple and of no familiar design. |
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One must always be a bit suspicious of the putatively rare and valuable coin which seems to appear inexplicably, with no certifiable background, on the market, particularly if it lacks the backing of an established house".
"Do you think this object is genuine?" I asked.
"There are two major reasons for believing it is genuine," he said, "whatever it might be.
First, it shows absolutely no signs of untypical production, such as being cast rather than struck, of being the result of obverse-reverse composition, or of having been altered or tampered with in any way.
Secondly, if it were a forgery, what would it be a forgery of? Consider the analogy of counterfeiting.
The counterfeiter presumably wishes to deceive people.
This end would not be well served by producing a twenty-five dollar bill, which was purple and of no familiar design.
- (Kajira of Gor)