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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eddiespin, post: 2142035, member: 4920&quot;]Larry is right, those images are no help. All we can really tell you with any level of confidence is it is a 1921 Morgan Silver Dollar, it has 0.7735 troy ounces of silver in it, and in today&#039;s market that equates to a value of $12.73. It could be worth more. If we could see better images of it, we could probably tell you that. It could be the 17-berry variety, as well. All Morgan Silver Dollars have 17 berries, except the 1921s, and that is from all mints, with only 16. The 17-berry variety 1921 has the extra berry appearing as a dot without a stem stuck on bottom of the left leaf in the upper-right leaf cluster just opposite the right berry in that cluster, so that is what you want to show if you think it is the 17-berry variety. Or, as you have it in hand, just look at the thing. If it has the dot, that is satisfactory, it is the 17-berry variety. How much is it worth? Let me put it like this, I think I have seen better images of the Loch Ness Monster. To evaluate the grade, we need much clearer images. On the value, if it is the 17-berry variety, nobody can say, principally because that variety is still shrouded in mystery. It is like the Loch Ness Monster, in that way. Is it a proof? Is it not a proof, but a proof-like? Is it a plain, circulation-strike? Was it minted in Philadelphia, San Francisco, but missing the S mint-mark? On and on. The value would depend on what the market believes. Does the market believe in the Loch Ness Monster? Then that obscure image of that thing that otherwise looks like a duck has value to that market.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a description of a &quot;Zerbe&quot; on Heritage, right now, coming up in auction in a month. Link is below. Follow it. See what the coin gets. It will tell you more on the value than we can. Get us much clearer images, and we can give you a grade, but that is about all.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><b><font size="4">1921 Zerbe Proof Morgan Dollar, PR65 </font></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><font size="4">VAM-1AG, Sharp With Reflective Fields</font></b></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>1921 $1 Zerbe PR65 NGC. VAM-1AG.</b> While the definitive answers are few about the exact nature of the Zerbe proofs, high-grade examples such as this coin provide an up-close view of what stirs the debate. Were they really struck in proof format? For former ANA President Farran Zerbe? The present coin certainly resembles a proof more than a prooflike circulation strike. Liberty&#039;s hair and cap are razor sharp, but the eagle shows minor blending on the legs and breast. Die polish lines conform to the VAM-1AG criteria. The iridescent fields are fully prooflike with orange, red, blue, and gold hues. The rims are high and sharp throughout. Both services recognize the existence of the proofs, estimating 100 to 125 pieces known. Census: 12 in 65 (1 in 65 <b><img src="http://coins.ha.com/common/images/star.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b>, 1 in 65+<b><img src="http://coins.ha.com/common/images/star.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b>), 8 finer (4/15). (NGC ID# <a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/NGCCoinExplorer/CoinDetail.aspx?UCID=257A" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/NGCCoinExplorer/CoinDetail.aspx?UCID=257A" rel="nofollow">257A</a>, PCGS# <a href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/7341" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/7341" rel="nofollow">7341</a>)</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><a href="http:// http://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1921-1-zerbe-pr65-ngc-vam-1ag/p/1221-18003.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http:// http://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1921-1-zerbe-pr65-ngc-vam-1ag/p/1221-18003.s" rel="nofollow"><font size="4"> http://coins.ha.com/itm/morgan-dollars/silver-and-related-dollars/1921-1-zerbe-pr65-ngc-vam-1ag/p/1221-18003.s</font></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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