1. ADVANCED COLLECTING OF MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS

2. EVOLUTION OF COLLECTING MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS COLLECTING BY DATE ONLY (Prior to 1890’s) COLLECTING BY DATE AND BY MINTMARK (1893-Current; Augustus Heaton: A Treatise on the Coinage of the United States Branch Mints)

3. EVOLUTION OF COLLECTING MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS Deep Mirror Proof- like (DMPL and PL); -lower Pop/less cost for the rarity (Pop reports 1990 to Current)

4. EVOLUTION OF COLLECTING MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS Collecting Proofs, Branch Mint Proofs and Patterns 1878 Judd-1550; P- 1727 Reverse; R7 1878 8TF VAM 14.3 Proof

5. EVOLUTION OF COLLECTING MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS Collecting by Variety -Redbook (1948-Current; 14 VAMS ) -The Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars (1971-1991; 2000+ VAMS; 4 th Edition -Cherrypickers’ Guide (1993-Current; 21 VAMS)

6. EVOLUTION OF COLLECTING MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS Collecting by Variety cont. -Top 100 Morgans (1997) -1878 8TFs & 1878 8TF Viewfinder TM (1998; 41 coins ) -1878 7/8 TFs (1999; 16 coins ) -Hot 50 Morgans (2000) -1879 s Rev ‘78 (2001; 14 coins ) -Top 50 Peace (2002) -Top 100 Insights & Value Guide & VAMlink.com

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9. EVOLUTION OF COLLECTING MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS Collecting by Classes of Variety (1878 8TF, 7/8, 1879s rev ’78) -1878 7TF Varieties (80+coins) -1878 s B1 reverses (8 coins) -Oval O’s (1888 & 1889; 9 coins) -Micro o’s (11 coins), Small s -1882 o/s EDS, LDS (6 coins) -1900 o/cc (8 coins) -Doubled Die Obverses/Reverses -Overdates, MPD’s, Die Breaks, E-Clashed Dies, Pitted Reverses

10. Examples of Classes of Morgan Dollar Varieties 1882 o/s VAMs 3, 4, 5 1880 80/79 cc VAM 4 1888 o VAM 4 Hotlips 1901 VAM 3 Shifted Eagle 1878 s B1 Reverse VAMs Oval O Micro o O/CC

11. Examples of Classes of Peace Dollar Varieties 1922 VAM 2B Mustache1923 VAM 1B Wisker Jaw 1934 D VAMs 3, 4 Doubled Rays VAM 3 Blob DVAM 4 clear, Micro D Terminal Die States-Breaks

12. EVOLUTION OF COLLECTING MORGAN & PEACE DOLLARS Major Errors -*Rotated Reverse -Strike Through -Broad Strike -Off Center Strike -Multiple Strikes -Die Adjustment Piece -Capped Die, Brockage *Photos courtesy of Leroy Van Allen & A. George Mallis Copyright RCI 2003

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