Misplaced Date Digits Morgan Dollar Attribution Guide

This is the definitive reference for attributing misplaced date digits (by VAM variety) on Morgan silver dollars. Leroy C. Van Allen's opus is "The Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Silver Dollars." His research in writing this book was assisted by numismatist Bill Van Note. It is edited by noted silver dollar expert, Michael S. Fey, Ph.D., a noted author of several more silver dollar book references. This book has extensive descriptions and photos of the misplaced date digit varieties that were struck by the U.S. mint. Common varieties as well as rare die varieties worth substantial premiums are listed in this book and are easy to attribute. It's quite possible that one of your silver dollars currently worth about $70 in 2026 could be a rare die variety worth thousands of dollars. You would not know unless you compared your silver dollar to the pictures given in this book. A must have reference for collectors, investors and dealers in silver dollars. Morgan silver dollars are perhaps the most popular and collected type coin in numismatics today.

This book provides additional references and resources for the novice to the advanced dealer or collector and is a must have for your numismatic library. The discoveries you will make will more than offset the cost of this book many times over. Explore the many silver dollar references given in this book to help you realize the most value from your collection...Knowledge is king! Happy hunting!

Mr. Van Allen has authored more than 20 books on Morgan and Peace silver dollarvarieties. With numerous numismatic awards, he is considered by most as the father of Morgan & Peace silver dollar. This is the definitive reference for attributing misplaced date digits (by VAM variety) on Morgan silver dollars. Leroy C. Van Allen's opus is "The Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Silver Dollars." It is edited by noted silver dollar expert, Michael S. Fey, Ph.D. This book has extensive descriptions and photos of the misplaced date digit varieties that were struck by the U.S. mint. Common varieties as well as rare die varieties worth substantial premiums are listed in this book and are easy to attribute. It's quite possible that one of your silver dollars currently worth about $70 in 2026 could be a rare die variety worth thousands of dollars. You would not know unless you compared your silver dollar to the pictures given in this book. A must have reference for collectors, investors and dealers in silver dollars. Morgan silver dollars are perhaps the most popular and collected type coin in numismatics today.

Fey was elected to the Board of Governors of the 26,000 member American Numismatic Association (ANA) from 2005-2007. He currently services on the ANA Advisory Board. He was the Senior Instructor for the ANA Summer Seminar at the Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO for more than 20 years, served on the ANA Consumer Protection Committee, and loaned rare silver dollars for display in the ANA Museum. He has authored several reference books on Morgan dollars and published a quarterly newsletter for 10 years (A Decade of Top 100 Insights), but is perhaps best known as a co-author with his mentor silver dollar expert, Jeff Oxman, for "The Top 100 Morgan Dollar Varieties: The VAM Keys." Fey has received many numismatic awards, has been a speaker at major numismatic national conventions. He has discovered more than 50 new Morgan dollar varieties as well as dozens of new varieties in other U.S. and foreign coin series.