What is a VAM?

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  1. Excuse_Me

    Excuse_Me Active Member

    Hello...

    I purchased a few Morgan Silver Dollars Graded with VAM in the description, what exactly does VAM mean? I looked at the coins closely but can't figure out what is different about them....

    Thank You...
     
    Excuse_Me, Oct 4, 2014
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  3. cpm9ball

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    Best Answer
    VAM is an acronym for Leroy Van Allen & A. George Mallis, the authors of the Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars. They are credited with developing the classification system of varieties for Morgan and Peace dollars.

    You can go to the VAMWorld site and check the listings for each variety by date and mintmark.

    http://www.vamworld.com/Morgan+VAMs+By+Date

    Chris
     
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  4. xGAJx

    xGAJx Happy

    the perfect answer.
     
    xGAJx, Oct 4, 2014
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  5. josh's coins

    josh's coins Well-Known Member

    Also note that not every VAM is attributed by pcgs or ngc.
     
    josh's coins, Oct 4, 2014
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  6. cpm9ball

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    The only grading service that will attribute all VAM's is ANACS.

    Chris
     
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  7. josh's coins

    josh's coins Well-Known Member

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  8. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    woah, what is that "ANSWERED" on the thread.

    Something new?
     
    Treashunt, Oct 5, 2014
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  9. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    Yes. See this topic. :)

    Christian
     
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  10. Excuse_Me

    Excuse_Me Active Member

    OK thank you very much for your replies, looks like I have a lot of reading/learning to do...

    Thanks again....
     
    Excuse_Me, Oct 5, 2014
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  11. xGAJx

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    I believe it's when a thread has a "best answer" marked.
     
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