Great help as usual fryman, but just in case .... Why do I need a PIN? A Personal Identification Number (PIN) is mailed to each AdSense publisher when earnings have reached $50 on their account. This PIN helps us to verify publisher addresses and protect the personal information of our publishers. If a PIN has been mailed to you, we will hold all payments until the PIN has been entered. However, your account will still be accessible, and you'll continue to be able to show ads and accrue earnings. We will mail your PIN to the payment address in your account. You'll then have 365 days to enter your PIN within your publisher account, or to request a replacement. If you do not enter your PIN within this period, your account will be disabled. You may then choose to work with our AdSense specialists to verify your address and reactivate your account.
Thanks! Although a simple thanks is apparently too short for posting so I will say Thank you very much that helped. I wonder how long I'll have to wait before I make my first $50.
In the US (New Mexico, yes it is part of the US) the PIN number came pretty fast. I had mine in four days from the time I made $50. I do not know how long it take outside the US.