The 2000 No. 2 issue of The Asylum was mailed last week to all current NBS members, and has begun appearing in mailboxes. Included with each issue is a ballot for voting on the Best Asylum Article of 1999. John Bergman will tally the votes; ballots should be postmarked by August 2, 2000. The winner will be announced at the annual meeting at the ANA Convention in Philadelphia August 11, 2000.

We recognize that the vagaries of the postal system coupled with the late mailing of the issue may make this a very tight deadline for some members. As a result, we will also accept emailed votes received by midnight August 2nd, PDT. (Pacific Daylight Time).

Vote for no more than three articles. Send your votes to me at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com. Please include "Asylum Vote" in the subject line, and include your NBS mailing address in the body of the message. I will confirm your NBS membership status and forward your votes to John Bergman. Remember - email your vote ONLY if you don''t receive your ballot by August 2nd.