It doesn't matter which one is the original. The creditor has a stick with the debtor's imprint or mark on it of some kind. That's enough. Presenting a false st

It doesn't matter which one is the original. The creditor has a stick with the debtor's imprint or mark on it of some kind. That's enough. Presenting a false stick as the debtor doesn't undo the existence of the creditor's stiick, and is essentially claiming that you have both debts. Otherwise you, as the debtor, could just throw your stick away, claim the creditor's is false, and be done with it.