The new 1904-O MorganDollar Series AttributionGuide, Revision 1 was releasedthis week by its author,Alan Scott.

The original was publishedby Scott in 2010.

In the foreword by John Roberts,vice president of attributionsfor ANACS, it waspointed out how importantit is for numismatists toshare information.

"Alan Scott's present volumecontinues in thatsame spirit of sharing,"Roberts wrote. "It alsorepresents an emergingfrontier in VAMs, both forthe collector and the researchers.'

According to Roberts,every known die marriageand major stage for the1904-O series is cataloguedin the revision.

Leroy Van Allen, cofounderof the VAMhobby, wrote in a testimonialin the book that thepublication was "a must have guide for the collectors."

The book lists four newVAMs or stages, changes theVAM numbers on two coins,and delists two previouslynoted coins.

It also contains new photographsof four VAMs and aseries of articles written byScott about the 1904-O series.

It is expected that Scott willbe selling copies of the 279-page guide for $30 plus postageand handling, which isless than the cost of printing.

Since the book is individuallyprinted based upon demand,pre-print orders may be madeby an email to:sales@vamsandmore.net.

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