A certified check for $ 16 payable to Sam Goody was altered (after it had been certified)

Question:

A certified check for $ 16 payable to Sam Goody was altered (after it had been certified) to $ 1,600. The check was then used to pay for merchandise that had been ordered from Goody costing $ 1,600. The drawee bank refused to honor the check because of the alteration. Is the bank liable to Goody for the $ 1,600?