Let me first apologize for the tardiness of the March issue. Rick did his job in getting the issue into the publisher in late March and still as of mid-May…. no Ledger. JT Stanton is in the process of moving away from his publishing efforts and we will have to work with the new personnel through this transition. As I have mentioned the Ledger is the best tool we have at our disposal. I am confident you will begin to see continuous improvement in the quality of each issue. I have been in increasing contact with a number of our members and I often hear of a good story or interesting find that is newsworthy. I would encourage you to write an article and submit it to Rick for inclusion.

Speaking of new members, one person in particular has stood out as being very energetic in his efforts for the club (even though, as he has reminded me six or eight times, he has yet to receive an issue!). His name is John Smith of Virginia. Several times John has seen loopholes in our system and asked what he can do to help. As a result John has offered to write the runner stories for the Ledger (these are the short blurbs in the Club news section of the various numismatic publications such as Coin World), and has already developed a nice welcome letter to new Club members. Larry Steve will pass new member’s names on to him and John will formally welcome them to the club as well as issue back issues.