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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 7638918, member: 106826&quot;]Proofs are specially made coins and differ from business strikes.&nbsp; Although there are some very fine looking business strikes, they can never be proofs (as different die sets are produced to make either business struck coins or proof coins).&nbsp; The San Francisco mint has produced both proof and business struck coins over the years, so having a mintmark is not an indicator of which strike a coin is.&nbsp; Just where it was minted.&nbsp; Smaller mints seem to be the sources for proof coins...at least it seems that way lately.&nbsp; For $88, it sounds like a price associated with a decent grade 1909 specimen.&nbsp; But probably not a proof.&nbsp;&nbsp; Without looking at that specimen, it&#039;s hard to say if it&#039;s a good price or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1313743[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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