Anyone else see a 3 1 1

[Kindlyspeaker]

[Just Bob]

No.

[Sharann]

No, I'm sorry but I sure don't. If you don't mind my asking, where do you see a three? I know I am really new at this, and I don't claim to know very much, but I am pretty well versed in my numerals/numbers. We might say them a little differently down here, but they all look pretty much the same. I would love a picture with the number three circled on it, if you don't mind. 

Edited March 11, 2021 by Sharann

[VKurtB]

 Nope, not even a tiny bit. 

[l.cutler]

Obviously not.

[Conder101]

No.

[Sharann]

I an going to go ahead and send you a picture of what a three looks like... 

Spoiler

Yes, they all look slightly different but they all are the number three. 

Now, I am posting a picture of the number 2

I am now posting a picture of your coin with the number 2 inside a black box. I am sure you can see that what you have shown us is clearly a 2.

Edited March 11, 2021 by Sharann

[Kindlyspeaker]

Sharon u circled the 3 

[Sharann]

1 minute ago, Kindlyspeaker said:

Sharon u circled the 3 

This number the arrow is pointing to IS a three. The penny you posted, however, is CLEARLY a two. These are NOT the same pennies. I am really trying to help you here, but you have got to pay attention. 

[The Neophyte Numismatist]

Okay.  I sort of see what you are saying.  There is a little mark under the two (and it is a two) that makes it look a little like the 1943.  However... Look at this portion of the three on the 1943 copper (2nd pic you submitted).  Compare the length of my bar to that of the 1942 in question.  The 1942 is much longer.  This could not have been made by a 1943 die.

I truly understand the excitement and desire, but I do agree with the others.  It's a two.

Edited March 12, 2021 by The Neophyte Numismatist

[Fenntucky Mike]

There, it's a 38.

Sorry, bad humor, pareidolia and no 3. Keep looking and good luck.

[Coinbuf]

Wanting and wishing something to be true does not and never will make it true.  Your coin is dated 1942 there is no numeral 3 and there never was.

[RWB]

3 hours ago, Fenntucky Mike said:

There, it's a 38.

Sorry, bad humor, pareidolia and no 3. Keep looking and good luck.

No....not pareidolia, That the is original hidden Sanskrit inscription, accidentally transferred to Lincoln's hair by a Hare Krishna devotee working at the Philadelphia Mint in 1940. The circled inscription, loosely translated, reads: "Hey Babe. Meet me down by the levy at 7."

Edited March 12, 2021 by RWB

[Just Bob]

3 hours ago, Sharann said:

I an going to go ahead and send you a picture of what a three looks like... 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Now, I am posting a picture of the number 2

I am now posting a picture of your coin with the number 2 inside a black box. 

 

3 hours ago, Sharann said:

. I am really trying to help you here, but you have got to pay attention. 

I am so loving this! 

[Hoghead515]

Nope. See a 2

[Morpheus1967]

Y'all just assume the op is seeing a three where the two is.  For all we know, it might be the 4 where he sees the three.  And if we are going to go that route, perhaps it's the one or the nine where this elusive three is hiding.  

[JT2]

Wait wait i see three!!!!  on the revers the three "3" letters in ONE cent  

[Henri Charriere]

I know this may seem absolutely incredible but what happened here is obvious. Someone was led terribly astray and mutilated a perfectly good 1943 copper cent in the mistaken belief it was the 1942 that was more valuable.  And the evidence is there for all to see.  An amateurish attempt to all but obliterate the trademark tail-flourish of that fabled 3. That's all there is to it. 

[Chickenswoup]

I will tell you what happened.

when you are looking for something that isn’t there, but you want to find it, eventually you will start imagining it. I would suggest taking a break from staring at the coin, and look at it again in a few days. That is if you genuinely believe that it’s a “3”. Because it’s not. I had something similar happen to me, when I was going through my “1947 Canadian nickel” looking for a dot variant. I would spend nearly an hour looking at one coin, at various magnifications(even 200x) trying to find a dot, that wasn’t there. I realized that I’m just being delusional, took a break and looked at my coins again in a couple of days. Sure enough, nothing was there.

sometimes the excitement of an idea that, maybe, this is that rare coin, derails logic.

[Modwriter]

Every thought rewires your brain at a neurological level. -Jim Kwick

[Reno Raines]

No I see the number 2.

[Henri Charriere]

8 hours ago, Modwriter said:

Every thought rewires your brain at a neurological level. -Jim Kwick

[There is a formal name for that but crackheads called it "tweaking."] 😂

[Modwriter]

On 3/13/2021 at 6:01 AM, Quintus Arrius said:

[There is a formal name for that but crackheads called it "tweaking."] 😂

lol. Never thought about that. Ill be sure to to let Jim Kwick know if I ever see that post again on Linkdin. 

[Henri Charriere]

[Note:  I will be checking this thread intermittently and if a change occurs warranting a review, the OP and the membership-at-large, will be the first to know.  As of this writing, everything is tickety-boo.]

[RWB]

17 hours ago, Quintus Arrius said:

Tickety-boo.

Is that another meaningless coin term....like "wire rim" or "branch mint proof?"

[Henri Charriere]

2 hours ago, RWB said:

Is that another meaningless coin term....like "wire rim" or "branch mint proof?"

Surely you jest!  "Tickety-boo,"[British slang] fine, excellent, in working order, etc. Made popular by Danny Kaye who sang it in a charming ditty in the 1958 comedy musical Merry Andrew in a scene where, according to my physical dictionary, he rides a bike in "a state of uncompromised bliss." (There is a two-minute snippet of it captured on video.) If you are so disposed, use the search engine of your choice and tap in: "Danny Kaye tickety-boo meaning."

[RWB]

1958 BCE was before my time.

[J P M]

There it is

[Henri Charriere]

1 hour ago, J P Mashoke said:

There it is

Shock and awe!  (The reverse? For what?  THIS IS IT!)  😉

[Conder101]

11 hours ago, RWB said:

Is that another meaningless coin term.

Nope  British colonial India English  meaning "in good order"