1823 CBH….what kind of 3 is this?
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Need some calibrated eyes on this to help me with what kind of 3 this is….
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Looks like normal 3.
The normal 3 is evenly proportioned……I have looked and looked at these 3’s until I am going blind….
Counterfeit?
It’s an O-106 “tampered 3”
BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.
What do you think @lkeigwin ?
So I came across that as a possibility, but what does tampered 3 mean? In between states?
The name seems to be somewhat of a misnomer. I think it is A die chip and not the result of the engraver trying to fix a faulty 3.
BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.
Looks like the tampered-with 3. Not really an engraving matter. Likely just a die chip.
As always it is best to look at the entire coin for proper attribution. But below is the O.106, FWIW.
Lance.
From our good Buddy Lance:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/886864/1823-capped-bust-halves-the-troublesome-3s/p1
The tampered 3…if made from a die chip, there seems to be a number of coins with this….how does this chip stay in place for such a number of tampered 3’s?
A chip is not an addition to the die but an absence...a cavity in the die.
Lance.
Peterson believes it to Be a reworked 3 in a similar manner to the ugly and patched 3.
BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.
Paul had it right, right off the bat ... although if I am not mistaken the "tampered 3" is technically the O-106a
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242