What is a VAM? VAM: stands for Leroy Van Allen and Melvin Fuld, who created the first comprehensive reference books on Morgan Dollar varieties in 1964.

Each VAM is a specific die pairing or die variety that was used to strike Morgan Dollars, and they are assigned a unique number. The 7 TF designation of this coin represents a variety

which has 7 Tail Feathers on the eagle, as opposed to 8 tail feathers on other coins.