LEGG MASON VALUE TRUST INC, 497J, 2000-08-07

LEGG MASON VALUE TRUST INC
497J, 2000-08-07

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[logo] Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
100 Light Street, P.O. Box 1476, Baltimore, MD  21203-1476
410 o 539 o 0000



                                       August 7, 2000




Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

Attention:  File Room

         Re:      Legg Mason Value Trust, Inc.
                  1933 Act File No. 2-75766
                  1940 Act File No. 811-3380

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to Rule 497(j)  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  we hereby
certify that the Prospectuses with respect to the  above-referenced  fund do not
differ  from those filed in  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 28,  which was filed
electronically on July 24, 2000.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        LEGG MASON VALUE TRUST, INC.



                                        By: /s/ Patricia A. Maxey
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                                            Patricia A. Maxey
                                            Secretary

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