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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mynamespat, post: 2844166, member: 83738&quot;]Only the Chapman Morgan is really considered a proof.&nbsp; The Zerbe Morgans are usually referred to as proof-like- they were struck on circulation strike planchets.&nbsp; +Only the Zerbe bear the San Fransisco mint mark.&nbsp; The story states that Farran Zerbe was visiting the San Fransisco mint in order to see the first striking of Peace dollars.&nbsp; Unfortunately, the dies shipped from Philadelphia were the 1921 Morgan dollar.&nbsp; They polished up some of these dies to mint some coins for Zerbe.&nbsp; Thus, there are early business strike coins which show the same die markers as the coins considered proof-like for this variety.&nbsp; So, basically, with the San Fransisco Zerbe proof, the only thing that separates it&#039;s from it&#039;s common brothers is that the dies were given a little bit of extra love giving it a bolder appearance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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