Smith and the Coins

Smith and Jones are applying for the same high-level corporate job. The company president secretly pulls Smith aside and tells him that Jones has already been selected for the position. Just prior to this, Smith had emptied his own pockets and happened to count the coins in Jones's pocket, noting there were exactly ten. Based on the president's tip and the coin count, Smith forms the logical, justified belief: 'The man who will get the job has ten coins in his pocket.' Unexpectedly, the HR department intervenes, the president changes his mind, and gives the job to Smith instead. By pure, staggering coincidence, Smith reaches into his own pocket and discovers he also has exactly ten coins.