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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1854537, member: 36230"]The book is not aimed at the variety or deeply serious collector (IMO), but is a nice general overview and reference. The "book on VAMs" mentioned by JWT is far superior and not only on VAMs. Actually, the variety listings are outdated/incomplete, so the book is of comparatively little value in this respect when compared to VAMworld, but still contains a wealth of valuable information. The full name is: <i> "Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars"</i> by Leroy C. Van Allen and A. George Mallis and is a worthwhile investment if such coins are truly of interest to you. The most recent edition - the 4th - was released in the late 1990's (IIRC) and can be purchased new for around $60 give/take. I believe Stanton Books still has them available for less than they're being offered for on Amazon. An older edition can be purchased for around $2o or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the 78s and their differences, you should find the below link quite helpful.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAMs" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAMs" rel="nofollow">http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAMs</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1854537, member: 36230"]The book is not aimed at the variety or deeply serious collector (IMO), but is a nice general overview and reference. The "book on VAMs" mentioned by JWT is far superior and not only on VAMs. Actually, the variety listings are outdated/incomplete, so the book is of comparatively little value in this respect when compared to VAMworld, but still contains a wealth of valuable information. The full name is: [I] "Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars"[/I] by Leroy C. Van Allen and A. George Mallis and is a worthwhile investment if such coins are truly of interest to you. The most recent edition - the 4th - was released in the late 1990's (IIRC) and can be purchased new for around $60 give/take. I believe Stanton Books still has them available for less than they're being offered for on Amazon. An older edition can be purchased for around $2o or so. As for the 78s and their differences, you should find the below link quite helpful. [url]http://www.vamworld.com/1878-P+VAMs[/url][/QUOTE]
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