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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1280936, member: 24633&quot;]My question to you is, &quot;Do you really want to go there?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>VAM is an acronym for the authors of the book, <b>&quot;Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars&quot;</b> written by Leroy <b>V</b>an <b>A</b>llen and A. George <b>M</b>allis. When the 4th Edition was published in 1991, there were about 1800 varieties. Now, there are more than 4000. Leroy is still authenticating new discoveries regularly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every Morgan and Peace Dollar is a variety. Even a normal die pair is considered a VAM. If you go to the VAMWorld website, you can browse the listings (if you really want to drive yourself nuts). There are certain VAM&#039;s that are considered scarce and command high premiums, but most are very common and don&#039;t command any premium over the normal value established by the condition of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I should point out is that NGC &amp; PCGS do not certify all VAM&#039;s. Those that they do are the 1878 8TF, 7TF &amp; 7/8TF, Top 100, Hot 50 and the Hit List 40. There may be one other category that PCGS will attribute but I can&#039;t recall what it is. These groups do not in any way reflect upon the scarcity of these coins. Some of these are quite common and easy to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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