I have always been a big fan of VAMs, mostly out of lack of patience for the high end Morgans and Piece dollars in registry grades. But can any one explain to me......

Why there are several lists to compete in? I look at them in dismay and find that there is a "TOP 100" and a Hit list that includes the "HOT" 50 VAMs and then a "Hit List 40".

Who compiles these lists and what determines whether or not they make one or the other lists? And with VAMs being found new every day, isn't there the chance that these lists will become outdated and change? Or what will the people who made up these lists do, create a new list of "Top 30 Newcomers" to the VAM world? I have many VAMs, most raw and some which are not even found in VAM World's home site to find out what it is that you have. I guess that means, there are VAMs out there that are not even on the radar yet, and the lists will have no option but to grow, but in most of the world, there is a "top 100 or some number" and that seems to work with out having the Hot and the other top 50 and so on and so on.....why not one list of VAMs and let it grow to accomodate the ever growing world of VAMs and whether they are top 100 or hot 40 out of the picture as if true to form, that has to change to keep up which trends in coins which get hot and cold based on the trends collectors set.

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