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hankronA common but misguided point of argument used in these types of issues is to say something like, "a picture cutout is on a piece of paper and your expensive baseball card is on a piece of cardboard. So what's the big difference?"
I hate to break the news, but a $10,000 bill is merely an engraving on a piece of paper (and often wrinkly paper to boot). A genuine T206 Honus Wagner and a reprint are both on cardboard. A Babe Ruth geunion autograph and forged autograph can both be on similar types of paper. In other words, the legitimate value of an item cannot be isolated to the paper or ink. And, if you don't feel that point is legitimate, I will happily exchange some pieces of paper in my kitchen drawer for some of those elongated green pieces of paper in your wallet-- after all, they're all printed on paper so what's the big difference?