1873 3CN - Is This A Closed 3 Or Open 3?

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MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 10/06/2010 9:44 pm Thanks for any help you can give.... Also, any tips on how you can tell the difference would also be appreciated. Thanks Ken Report this Post to the Staff

Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 10/07/2010 09:11 am Open 3. A Closed 3 almost looks like an "8". Closed 3 Open 3 Edited by Prethen 10/07/2010 09:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 10/07/2010 09:14 am Thanks Prethen...Is there any online reference that shows them next to each other so I can see the difference. I looked but could not find any on my first few tries. Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 10/07/2010 10:02 am I think the above pictures show the difference pretty clearly. I'm not sure what other resource might show that difference other than perhaps a blow up of similar pictures. Those are the same pictures I used for a Coin World article last year. Let your eyes flip back and forth between the two "3's" and it should be fairly apparent that the closed 3 has a very narrow gap. It was so narrow that the digit looked like an 8 and the Mint had to change the appearance of the digit. Report this Post to the Staff
MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 10/07/2010 10:03 am I will be getting out my USB microscope tonight so I can get a good look. Not doubting your attribution (which I totally agree with because of the the top portion of the 3), but now that I have two great reference pictures, I will enjoy taking a close up look. Thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
MINT_MARQ Pillar of the Community United States 1000 Posts	Posted 10/07/2010 10:59 am Oh and by the way. I think I replied too quickly asking for picture references.. you edited your response and added your pictures seconds before I replied. So no other reference is needed. Edited by MINT_MARQ 10/07/2010 11:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
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