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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nesvt, post: 58288, member: 1749&quot;]The VAMs are really just an identification of the die pair that was used.&nbsp; Some of the VAMs have nothing &quot;special&quot; about them... no gouges, doubling, etc.&nbsp; Some have triple features and clashed letters on opposing sides and die breaks that cover the coin.&nbsp; I&#039;ve only been doing the VAM thing for a year.&nbsp; The only ones that seem to bring a premium are the ones on the &quot;lists&quot;.... the Top 100 Morgans, the Hot 50 Morgans, and the Top 50 Peace dollars.&nbsp; I shouldn&#039;t say the &quot;only ones&quot;.&nbsp; There are others that are not on these lists that seem to bring some very high values.&nbsp; Because there are so many thousands of VAMs identified, I think collectors try to put a subset together... and look at these lists.&nbsp; However, others are collecting other sets... like all of the 7/8 varieties, or all the 1884-O O/O varieties or all of the ones with misplaced dates.&nbsp; It&#039;s whatever you enjoy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it worth it?&nbsp; For me, it can be confusing as heck... and very strainful on the eyes!&nbsp; All I know is that I would hate to have a coin that has a VAM value of $6000 and sell it for the common value of $90 (like the 1878-P 14-11 in MS60).&nbsp; If you look at some of the VAM specific auctions, there are some prices that are even more amazing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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