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The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 40, October 1, 2023, Article 5

NEW BOOK: MORGAN AND PEACE DOLLARS 5TH ED

A new 5th edition of the Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars is now available. Here's the announcement. -Editor

Morgan and Peace Dollars 5th Edition book cover This is to announce parts I, II and III of the 5th Edition of the Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars is now available on Amazon Kindle. It was edited by Michael S. Fey, Ph.D. and provides references and links to annual supplemental discoveries, and so much more.

This landmark reference includes information on availability, populations, grading, history, design development, errors, varieties, Government Services Administration (GSA) and Redfield hoards, preservation, storage, photography and counterfeiting of Morgan and Peace silver dollars. Each part is priced at only $9.95. Now, instead of carrying around this heavy reference work, any dealer, collector, investor or interested party can carry it on their phone or on their home computer.

This now opens, for the first time to the general public, inexpensive and detailed information from Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mallis of just about everything you might want to know about Morgan and Peace silver dollars. It also brings this vital information into the digital age and into the future where it can potentially engage hundreds of thousands of U.S. Mint buyers as well as serious collectors.

Here's more information from the Amazon site. -Editor

Every dealer, collector and investor interested in Morgan and Peace silver dollars should have a copy of this ground-breaking reference book! Over 50,000 sold. Leroy C. Van Allen and A. George Mallis are considered to be the fathers of Morgan and Peace silver dollars. This opus, now in its 5th edition, is separated into three (3) parts (a first as an e-publication!). It has everything you would ever need to know about Morgan and Peace silver dollars.

This reference is more than 500 pages and packed full of information. It is presented in 3 parts.

Part 1 provides a history, background and method of manufacture and minting of Morgan and Peace silver dollars. This is detailed with numerous charts, diagrams, pictures and literature references.

  Morgan and Peace Dollars 5th Edition Part II book cover Morgan and Peace Dollars 5th Edition Part III book cover

Part 2 is dedicated solely to Morgan dollars to include definitions of the obverse and reverse designs used in minting from 1878 to 1921, proofs, patterns, and significant varieties and striking errors and die rotations, as well as detailed listings of condition analysis and die varieties by Van Allen-Mallis (VAM) number. Copious descriptions and pictures are given to allow the reader to determine which variety they might have.

Part 3 is dedicated solely to Peace silver dollars to include definitions of the obverse and reverse designs used in minting from 1921 to 1935. Proofs and significant varieties and striking errors and die rotations as well as detailed listings of condition analysis and die varieties by Van Allen-Mallis (VAM) number. Copious descriptions and pictures are given to allow the reader to determine which variety they might have. Also included are chapters on detecting counterfeits, information on preservation and storage, and photographing silver dollars.

For more information, or to order, see:
Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia or Morgan & Peace Silver Dollars-Part1. Background on the Silver Dollar (Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars (Parts 1-3)) (https://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Catalog-Encyclopedia-Dollars-Part1-Background-ebook/dp/B0C8F4NQD2/ref=sr_1_4)
Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Silver Dollars--Part II Morgan Silver Dollars (Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars (Parts 1-3) Book 2) (https://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Catalog-Encyclopedia-Dollars-Part-Dollars-ebook/dp/B0CGW3D837/ref=sr_1_3)
Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars--Part III The Peace Silver Dollar (Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Silver Dollars (Parts 1-3)) (https://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Catalog-Encyclopedia-Dollars-Part-Dollars-ebook/dp/B0CJT12X5Y/ref=sr_1_5)

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