1. Find a Fortune in Silver Dollars By Michael S. Fey, Ph.D.

2. Ways to Find a Fortune in Silver Dollars Find a rare date or rare condition silver dollar in your collection. Find an undervalued rare silver dollar from a dealer or another collector and buy it. Find a rare date, buy it, and wait many years for it to appreciate. Find a certified coin that is undergraded and have it regraded.

3. Ways to Find a Fortune in Silver Dollars cont… “Cherrypick” one or more rare die varieties from a dealer or collector for $X and sell for $Y. Acquire the knowledge BUY THE BOOK! Knowledge is King!

4. Simple Steps to Make a Fortune in Silver Dollars Learn to grade coins (look at many, work at it, take the ANA grading courses, practice) Buy the best books on silver dollars Read the best books on silver dollars Study, take notes and learn from the books Go to as many places as you can where silver dollars are sold (coin club, coin stores, shows, E- Bay etc.) and buy some.

5. Steps to Make a Fortune in Silver Dollars cont… Have some of your better coins certified by the better grading services. Buy, and study the Population Reports. Sell some of your coins to collectors, dealers, and on E-bay. Join the ANA and the SSDC Have fun!

6. Key References on Silver Dollars General References: Wayne Miller. 1980. The Morgan & Peace Dollar Text book. Adam Smith Publishing Company Q. David Bowers. 1993. Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the U.S. Vol II. Bowers & Merena Galleries, Inc. Grading: ANA. 1996. Official Grading Standards for U.S. Coins. ANA James Halperin. 1990 How to Grade U.S. Coins. Ivy Press Inc. Coin World. 2005. Making the Grade. Amos Press, Inc. ANA Grading Course; Basic and Advanced. ANA, Colorado Springs, CO Silver Dollar Varieties Leroy C. Van Allen & A George Mallis. 1991. Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars. 4 th Ed. Bob Paul, Inc. Michael S. Fey, Ph.D. & Jeff Oxman. 1997. Top 100 Morgan Dollars: The VAM Keys Michael S. Fey. Top 100 Insights & Value Guide. Newsletter. RCI Jeff Oxman & Les Hartnett. 1998. The 1878 8TF Morgan Dollar Attribution Guide. 3 rd Ed. VAMlink Press. Jeff Oxman & Les Hartnett. 1999. The 1878 Morgan Dollar 7/8 Attribution Guide. VAMlink Press.

7. Key References on Silver Dollars Jeff Oxman. 2000. SSDC Official Guide to the Hot 50. VAMlink Press Jeff Oxman. 2009. Official Guide to the Hit List 40 John Roberts. 2009. Guide to the Varieties of the 1878 CC Dollars David Wang. 2001 A Guide to the 1879 s Reverse of 1878 Silver Dollars Rob Joyce. Fun with 1921 D. Rob@rjrc.com Rob@rjrc.com Mark Kimpton, M.D. 2005. Elite Clashed Morgan Dollars. Mark_Kimpton@hotmail.comMark_Kimpton@hotmail Population Reports NGC, PCGS, ANACS Website for VAMs VAMworld.com Associations & Clubs American Numismatic Association (ANA) http://www.money.org 800- 556-2646http://www.money.org Society of Silver Dollar Collectors (SSDC) http://wwwVAMlink.com omhttp://wwwVAMlink.comom SSDC, P.O. Box 42112 Greensboro, NC 27425 Key Contacts Michael S. Fey, Ph.D. RCI, P.O. Box C, Ironia, NJ 07845 973-252- 4000; feyms@aol.com http://www.rcicoins.comfeyms@aol.com http://www.rcicoins.com Jeff Oxman. VAMlink P.O. Box P.O. Box 2123, North Hills, CA 91393 jeffssdc@aol.com http://www.vamlink.comjeffssdc@aol.com http://www.vamlink.com