February
2001
A.N.A. CC-131170 - C.S.N.S. LL-600 -I.S.N.A. LM 243

Organized in 1939
Our 61st Year of Service

The Indianapolis Coin Club is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1939 for the purpose of educating people of all ages in the greater Indianapolis community about
the coins they presently own or may wish to collect. We hold eleven monthly meetings each year (presently at the Marion County Library Service Center at 24th and MeridianStreet) during which various programs of an educational nature are held for the benefit of our membership and the general public. All meetings are open to the public and there
is no charge for attendance unless a person wishes to become a member of the club. Adult annual dues are $10.00 per year, junior membership dues are $5.00 per year.

THE MONTHLY PLANCHET

Mailing Address: 9801 Fall Creek Road, PMB 240, Indianapolis, IN 46256-4802 Fax: (317) 577-3280

Volunteers Needed to Help at ShowAs all members areprobably aware, theIndianapolis Coin Club will
be having their own show on
March 18, 2001. The show
will take place from 9:00 AMuntil 3:00 PM, at the Ramada
Inn at the corner of US 31
South and Thompson Road,
just south of I-465 on thesouth side of Indianapolis.
We will need several
volunteers to assist indifferent capacities to insurethat the show is a success.
Please feel free to stop by
The Coin Index to see Coz,
who will furnish you withshow flyers that you may
post, and raffle tickets thatyou may sell. These items
will also be available at theFebruary 26 meeting. The
raffle tickets sell for $1.00
each, and they will be used ina drawing for $100 worth of
instant lottery tickets.

We will also needvolunteers to work at theshow, either helping dealers
unload and load their goods
and cases, working thewelcome table, or providing
hospitality for the dealers
who are manning the tables.
The welcome table duty
includesprovidinginformation about the
Indianapolis Coin Club toprospective members, both inhandout form, and answering
questions that show attendees
might have. Hospitality
duti es would includ erelieving the dealers for abreak (watching their table),or possibly bringing dealers asoft drink.
Tables are still available
for the show, but are going
quickly. If you, or anyone
you know is interested inhaving a table, please actsoon.

If you are interested inhaving an informational
display at the show, pleasecontact Coz, also. This is ourchance to show the club in apositive light to ourcommunity, and sign up newmembers. With all of therenewed interest in coincollecting, our clubmembership may be able togrow considerably, and, withthe additional income, could
provide more informativeand educational activities foreveryone.
Please seriously consider
donating some of your timeon that Sunday in March tohelp promote our club. You
may meet new friends, or see
some old ones you haven’t
seen in a while. No matter
what, you will very likely
have a great time lending ahand with other members ofthe ICC!

Our next meetings are scheduled for Monday, February 26, 2001, andMonday, March 26, 2001, at 7:00 PM at the Library Services Center, 24thand Meridian Sts., Indianapolis. (enter parking lot from 24th St.)
Officers:
President: Vinton Dove
Vice-President: Jim Luckey
Secretary: Allen Dove
Treasurer: John Phillips
Sergeant-at-Arms: James Warden
Past President: Robert Ware
Editor/Webmaster: Gail Phillips

Directors:
Jim Roehrdanz
Lawrence Wisthoff
Donald BlackRon Keyler
Coz Raimondi
Michael Suit

See our website at: http://www.indianapoliscoinclub.org
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Inside this issue:
President’s Report

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Puzzle Page

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Kid’s Corner

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Treasurer’s Report2

Secretary’s Report

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Other News

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From Our
President
Exciting times are approaching! March 18 is almost
upon us, and we still need volunteers for the ICC CoinShow. We need everyone to take a few flyers and post
them at local businesses, wherever a bulletin board isavailable, and we need help before, during and after theshow. Since many of you will be attending the show
anyway, it should not be difficult to volunteer an hour or
two. Sign up at the February meeting or call Coz at theCoin Index (885-8066) and let him know when you areavailable.
April will bring National Coin Week, summer isthe time for the picnic (Summer Social), the July meetingfeatures Exhibitors' Night, and so forth. The Board ofdirectors is actively working to make the club interestingand educational for you, the members, so be ready forgood times.
If anyone has a question about coins, either ingeneral, (grading, pricing, cleaning, etc,) or specifically,(what should I look for to determine if a 1937-D threelegged Buffalo nickel is genuine?), just stand up in themeeting and ask. There are always people there who canand will help you. Remember, the general purpose of theclub is educational. The club is YOUR club, and you willbenefit the most by attending the meetings andparticipating in the club's activities.
Are you ready for some fun? Come to the meetingon February 26, and be prepared to enjoy yourself!

Treasurer’s Report
January 2001
INCOMEDues$130.00
Coin Show Table Rental
90.00
Coin Show Raffle Tickets
20.00
Advertising
35.00
Book Sales (J. Cline)
25.00
Lamp Sale
22.39-------------------------Total Income$322.39-------------------------EXPENDITURES
Coin Show Deposit$250.00
NY Quarters
25.00
Newsletter
15.75
Office Supplies
7.34
Refreshment Supplies (yr.) 57.87
Refreshments (mtg.)
27.48
Memorial Contribution
Helen Carmody-Lebo
25.00-----------------------Total Expenses$408.44-----------------------Net Expenses$86.05
Balance in checking at 1/31/01 $4066.92

Secretary’s ReportVinton Dove
President, Indianapolis Coin Club, Inc.

The Meeting was called to order by our president, Vinton Dove.
Forty members and guests were present. He discussed the anonymously displayed U.S. Mint buildings that were shown in Numismatic News. He also gave tips on how to choose coins to buy.

Editor’s Note — Last month’s balance in checking wasreported in error as $7,788.31, instead of the $4152.97 itshould have been. Please forgive the error. — G.P.

The treasurer’s report was read.
The U.S. Mint posted mintage numbers for statehood quarters on its
website (www.usmint.gov). All 2000 issues are over 1 billion.
The traveling coin display needs materials.

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The first annual ICC coin show is March 18th.
John showed examples of cast bronze money, knife
money, canoe money, tiger tongue money, wire money,
and gaming tokens.
The presenter for the Dealer’s Showcase was Dr. Gerth.
He discussed trade dollars. He had some wonderful examples.
The New York quarters were distributed.
It was reiterated that we need volunteers for the ICC coinshow.
Finally, Gail presented the winners of the crossword puzzle challenge, Dr. Gerth, with his prize.
-Allen Dove
Secretary, Indianapolis Coin Club
Page 2Gail Phillips discussed what refreshments people would want at themeetings.
The board meeting was discussed. Jim Roehrdanz was elected as aDirector to replace Jim Luckey, who was elected Vice-President.
The year plan and balanced budget were approved.
The secretary’s report was read.
There will be a raffle at the ICC coin show and the grand prize willbe 100 scratch off lottery tickets.
Michael Suit and John Phillips were this month’s featured speakers,
with the topic being unusual coinage. Mike showed examples ofplastic appliqués, animals, Somalian coins, multi-edged coins, different denominations, elongated coins, holey coins, unusual materials,countermarks, and dump coinage. - continued on left

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To continue last month’s theme, thismonth we are looking at Modern
Commemoratives.
Please reference your Red Book (2001edition) for help.
This month’s prize is a TGI Friday’sappetizer or dessert certificate, anda surprise!
Good Luck!

COIN WORLD TRIVIA
1. What Mint struck the only
1922 Lincoln cents?

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Constructed using Crossword Weaver

2. Whose design is used on thereverse of the Barber dime?

ACROSS
2 WWII beach
4 Stronger, in Latin
5 On eagle's leg on 1994 issue
7 Statue of _______, Congress Bicentennial
9 Variety error of Congress Dollar piece
12 Writing feather
13 Surname of married couple depicted on two different commems.
14 Higher, in Latin
15 Eisenhower depictions

3. What circulation-issue 1973
coins bear the ‘S’ Mint mark?
Answers to be found elsewhere in this issue.

DOWN
1 Number of jets on Korean War issue
3 Golden anniversary issue device
6 Original architect of White House
7 Day USO coin launched
8 Letter 'V' on rev., WWII
10 Faster, in Latin
11 1984 Commemorative gold obv. subjects

Solution to January Puzzle
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Note: For anyone wishing to advertise in
The Monthly Planchet, the rates are $35 peryear for a business card size ad and a link
to your website from ICC’s. Contact Gail
Phillips @ 783-5963.
Correct entrants for the January crossword puzzle
included Lou Coppinger and Doc GerthGerth. Doc won
the drawing for the monthly prize. Good Work,Work youguys! That one was one of the harder puzzles!
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INDIANAPOLIS COIN CLUBJohn Maag’s Corner
1848 20 Krajczars

Although very similar inappearance due to the design,
20 krajczars of 1848 came intwo distinct varieties. the firstone bore the traditional Latin
titles of the king, and of theMadonna and Child, along withthemintmark‘B’for
Koermoerczbanya. The later
issue is the first coin in Hungary
to use the Hungarian language
on a coin, a practice which
resumed when specifically
Hungarian coins were again
struck in 1868. The titles of thereigning monarch are changed
somewhat as well, the Latin title“Ferdinand I by the Grace of God
Austrian Emperor, King ofHungary and Bohemia Fifth ofThat Name, King of Lombardy
Venetia, Dalmatia, Galicia,
Lodomoeria, Illyria, Archduke ofAustria”. The Hungarian issue
read “Ferdinand V King of
Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia,
Grand Prince of Transylvania”,
and the Madonna and Childreverse is the same in bothlanguages — “Patroness ofHungary”.

1848 20 Krajczar, Latin ins.

1848 20 Krajczar, Hung. Ins.

Coins of Franz Joseph I(1848 — 1916)

Franz Joseph I became
emperor after the abdication ofFerdinand V in 1848. He wasn’t
recognized as King of Hungary
until the 1867 Compromise,
which created Austria-Hungary,or the “Dual Monarchy”, which
resulted in Hungary being
recognized as an equal partnerwith Austria. This arrangement
lasted until the abdication of hissuccessor, grandnephew CharlesIV, in 1918 in Austria, and thedefeat of Austria-Hungary inWWI. Franz Joseph’s wife,
Elisabeth,
Count
Gyula
Andrassy, and Franz Deakplayed important roles in thenegotiations which fulfilled theHungarian desires for autonomy
and equal participation withAustria. Early coins of Franz
Joseph struck at Hungarian
mints
could
only
bedifferentiated from Austrianissues by the mint letters. After
1867, Hungarian coins bore
Magyar legends, the Hungarian
coat of arms, or Saint Stephen’scrown, although they were equalin value to continuing Austrianissues until 1918. The primarycoinage series under Franz
Joseph were thalers until 1857,
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guldens or forints until 1892,and koronas or crowns from1892 until 1918.
COINS OF FRANZ JOSEPH
1859 B Two Gulden “Austrian”
type struck at Koermoerczbanya
1868 copper 1 & 4 Krajczars
1868 GYF (Gyulafehervar) silver
gulden or florin
1879 KB silver florin
1912 KB two korona
1907 silver five korona (regularissue)
1907 silver five korona (40thanniversary of coronation)Franz Joseph I had a long andvaried coinage throughout his 68
year reign, which embraced anumber of systems, startingwith the old thaler system, thedecimal and vereinsthaler series,
which lasted until 1868, theflorin-krajczar series until 1892,
and lastly, the korona-filler
system which remained in use
until 1922. A number of portrait
styles depicting him as he aged
were used, as were a number ofchanges in the depiction of thecoats of arms on the coins.

1859 B Two Florin Franz Joseph

1868 Silver Florin Franz Joseph
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INDIANAPOLIS COIN CLUBPAST PRESIDENTS OF
THE INDIANAPOLIS
COIN CLUB
Listed below are the pastpresidents of the ICC for the decadeof the 1990's. Vinton researched thenames from the old newsletters in hisfiles.
If anyone has any old
newsletters which we can use to add
more names to this list, please send
them to Vinton or Allen Dove, orJohn or Gail Phillips, please! If you
are a past president, let us know whatyear(s) you served. Thank you!
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

Jerry LeboDavid Reid
Ed Nelson
Ed Nelson
George Heller
George Heller
Jerry LeboJames Goaziou
James Goaziou
Robert Ware
Robert WareOur featured speaker for theFebruary meeting will be
Marvin Mericle , who will begiving a presentation on“All Things Exhibit-Related”.
Don’t miss it!
Barry Smith is looking for1860 -1865 U.S. Gold and Silver~Fax him @ (317) 791-0818

Last year, the ICC purchased adisplay case to use for a travelingcoin display. This year, we will
hopefully be putting it to more
frequent use. This is a call forcoins and other numismatic items
to be loaned to the club for six
months to be displayed at various
locations around the city, for example, at our public libraries.
There will be an accurate
bookkeeping procedure implemented, to insure that everyone’s
items will be logged and accounted for, and returned at theend of the six-month period.
This display will also have a
copy of the most recent newsletterin it, and other information thatwill inform viewers how to join
the ICC.
Please contact Gail Phillips
with your contributions to thisprogram, at 317-783-5963, orbring them to a meeting.
Thank you.

1868 Silver Florin, Franz Joseph rev.

1907 Franz Joseph 5 Korona,obv. and rev.

Charles Alber is looking foryour duplicates •••••Wood nickels
Tax tokens
Transportation tokens
Mardi Gras tokens
Pocket pieces
Call him at 856-4553
1912 Franz Joseph 2 Korona obv.

phillipsjm@yahoo.com
figglywig@att.net

John & Gail Phillips
Network and Website Artisans
Microsoft, Novell, & Cisco Certified
317.418.8783
317.418.8784- continued from page 4

see our website: www.compuguyz.com
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CKid’s Contest

ABRAHAMSEVENTEENTH
CENT
VALLEYFORGEDOLLARFEDERALIST
Kid’s Contest
Kid’s Contest
FIRST
GEORGEGETTYSBURG
For a prize, list two little
HONEST
known facts about George
LINCOLN
Washington!
LOGCABINPRESIDENTQUARTERd) Collect a set of some U.S. series ofcoins beginning with your year of birth(except for rare or expensive coins).
e) Collect, classify, describe, andmount 10 medals, tokens, or combinationof both. Have three different-size medals
or tokens and three different metals orcompositions in the collection.
f) Describe three things to look for in
detecting counterfeit paper money. Showthe location of and explain the following
on a current piece of U.S. paper money:(1) the Federal Reserve Bank andletter(2) serial number

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Kid’s Contest

3) Do ONE of the following:a) Tell how to detect counterfeit
coins.
b) Tell how to properly cleancoins.
4) Do TWO of the following:a) Make enlarged sketches ofboth sides of five different kinds ofU.S. coins minted from 1792 throughthe present year. Make sketches ofboth sides of five different colonial orstate coins minted before 1792. Show
designs, dates, and lettering clearly.
b) Collect, classify, and mount 50
different coins of 10 or more different
countries.
c) Collect a type set of U.S. coinsminted during the 20th century (except
commemorative, proof, gold, rare, or
expensive coins).

GKid’s Contest

All ranks of Boy Scouts can earn aCoin Collecting Merit Badge. Here's aquick look at the four steps you mustcomplete.
1) Do these:a) Collect a type set of U.S. coinsof any year currently being minted orin circulation. Commemorative, proof,silver, rare, or expensive coins are notneeded. Have at least one coin fromeach mint in your type set.
b) In your type set, point out andidentify the mint mark (if any) on eachcoin. Tell when each mint first started
making coins.
c) For each coin in your type set,point out the initials (if any) of eachcoin's designer(s).
2) Do these:a) Tell about the various gradesof coins. Show six examples.
b) Tell what buffed and whizzed
coins are. Tell how to detect them.

JKid’s Contest

Boy Scouts' Merit BadgeE(3) series(4) check letter(5) face plate number(6) back plate number(7) seal and seal color(8) signatures(9) denomination
If you want to add this badge to your collection, be sure to talk to your scoutmaster
before you begin.
You'll need to work with a badge counselorfrom the start. You should also read yourBoy Scout Handbook and the "Coin Collecting" badge pamphlet.

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Chuck Wilkinson sez —The Cincinnati Numismatic
Association invites members of
ICC to attend its meetings. Theyare monthly on the second Friday except for August, which ison the third Friday, and April,which is the annual dinner and it
is held at another time and location, still to be determined. Anyone attending should arrive by
7:30 as the door is locked at thattime and everyone goes upstairs.
(The number of a cell phone islisted on the window in case you
are late - you can call for someone to come open the door.) We
borrowed the idea of members'
display night from ICC - please
don't sue for plagiarism!

Coins Featured at January’s MeetingJohn’s Katanga Cross & Coin

Somalian Appliquéd CoinMonthly, 2nd Friday, 7:30 PM
Coins +
225 East 6th Street(Downtown) Cincinnati, OH
Program schedule:
February: Tokens
March: Half Cents
Plastic Coinage from Siam

April: annual dinner - this will be
at a different location
May: Paper Currency
June: Indian Head Quarter Eagles

Counterstamped Peso

July: Open
August: Open. This is on the thirdFriday.
September: OpenOctober: How to prepare a display
November: Members' display
night - everyone invited to do asmall display
We will be happy to see you!

Cut Pillar Dollar

18th Century Tiger Tongue Moneyfrom Siam

Answers to Coin World Trivia: 1. Denver 2. James B. Longacre’s (from rev. of Seated Liberty Dime 3. Lincoln CentPage 7