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If a known classical bit is independently encoded in a secret uniformly chosen X or Z eigenbasis, the averaged verification operator is $A_b=I/2+(-1{)}^b(X+Z)/4$. Its largest eigenvalue is the displayed optimal acceptance probability for a counterfeit prepared without the original qubit. The maximizing state bisects the two candidate Bloch directions. For $n$ independent secret bases, the maximal all-pass probability is the $n$th power, because the total acceptance operator is a tensor product. Randomly choosing one of the legitimate encodings instead passes with probability $3/4$ per bit.

Yes, access to the original qubits can supply information about the secret encoding basis once the bit is known. For bit zero the possibilities are $|0⟩$ and $|+⟩$, whose overlap is $1/\sqrt{2}$; for bit one they are $|1⟩$ and $|-⟩$ with the same overlap magnitude. A Helstrom measurement for two pure states can identify which candidate was supplied more reliably than a blind basis guess. Measuring and preparing a state based on that evidence can improve an additional counterfeit, although the discrimination is not perfect and the measurement can disturb the original.

The no-cloning theorem rules out a deterministic perfect extra copy of both nonorthogonal candidates; it does not imply that access gives no advantage. The task of producing an additional accepted note should also be distinguished from simply returning the unaltered original, which already passes Alice's test. Requiring both the original and the extra note to survive imposes a further information-disturbance tradeoff.