"New" VAM Book Warning

messydesk

This week while teaching at the ANA summer seminar I noticed a VAM book that a student had brought in that had a cover I had never seen before. Someone he knew bought it about a month ago. It had a glossy soft cover and was a bit thinner than the 4th edition. I started flipping through it and realized it was not only a new reprint of the 2nd (1976) edition with a 2016 printing date shown, but a poor quality one at that. The student says the book had been purchased on Amazon. I found it and left a review, but Amazon says the book is currently unavailable.



Anyway, if you are ordering a VAM book online, be careful to make sure you are getting a 3rd or 4th edition and not this 2nd edition reprint.

giantsfan20

What is the title and author of the book in question?

messydesk

Originally posted by: giantsfan20

What is the title and author of the book in question?

The title and author is the same as the VAM book -- Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars by Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mallis. The cover design is a new one.

ricko

Thanks for the information.... I often pick up books for good prices... Cheers, RickO

johnny9434

that works for me as well. thanks for the info.

oih82w8

Do you think the chinese are moving into the reprographics division?

Dentuck

Ken Bressett has told me of instances in the 1960s
when counterfeit Red Books were being printed in
China for sale to American coin collectors. 1,200,000
copies of the authentic Red Book were sold in
1964, so it makes sense that counterfeiters
would see it as a profitable target.