Farran Zerbe (April 16, 1871 – December 25, 1949) was the President of the American Numismatic Association from 1908 to 1910. He was born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. In 1969, he was posthumously inducted into the ANA Hall of Fame. An award is named in his honour (see Farran Zerbe Memorial Award) and awarded by the ANA on an annual basis. His contributions to numismatics include the founding of the Pacific Coast Numismatic Society in San Francisco in 1915.
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