Indianapolis Coin Club
A.N.A. C-131170 - C.S.N.S L-600 - I.S.N.A. LM 243
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 30103, Indianapolis, IN 46230 Fax: 257-2220

April
2001

ICC Coin Show a Success
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 thecoins 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 Meridian Streets)
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-by John Phillips

Sunday, March 18,
2001, marked our return to an annual coinshow. In my opinion,
it was a huge successbecause we madesome money for theclub, gained some newmembers, and introduced ourselves to a
lot of prospective newmembers and thecommunity.
I would like to thankeveryone who helpedwith the planning, especially Coz Raimondi,
Jim Luckey, Gail Phillips, and Vinton Dove.

I would also like tothank everyone whohelped at the show withsetup, teardown, andhelping the dealersthrough out the day,John Maag, Don Black,
Mike Suit, Gail Phillips,
Coz Raimondi, Vinton
Dove, Jim Luckey,
Lawrence Wisthoff, andall others who I havenot mentioned. I would
also like to thank Allen
Dove for manning ourclub table the entire
day. I think the entire
club should thank John
Sementa for manning

the ticket sales thewhole day, because
without his sales, wewould not have comeout ahead.
Thanks to all thedealers who supported
us by donating door
prizes and renting
table space. Thanks to
all who attended ourshow and to all whopurchased tickets.
A lot of work went into
this show to make it asuccess. I hope wehave a lot of help forthe next one.

Our next meetings are scheduled for Monday, April 23, 2001 and TUESDAY,May 29, 2001, at 7:00 PM at the Library Services Center, 24th and MeridianSts., Indianapolis (enter parking lot from 24th St.)

It’s National Coin Week!
Directors:
Jim Roehrdanz
Lawrence
Wisthoff
Donald Black
Michael SuitCoz Raimondi

Officers:
President: Vinton Dove
Vice President: Jim Luckey
Secretary: Allen Dove
Treasurer: John Phillips
Sergeant-at-Arms: Jim Warden
Past President: Robert Ware
Editor/Webmaster: Gail Phillips

I n s i de T his I ss u e:
President’s Report2
Secretary’s Report5
Treasurer’s Report
2
Puzzle Page
3
Kid’s Page
6
Other News
4,5,7

Visit our website at: www.indianapoliscoinclub.org
1Treasurer’s Report

From OurPresident
The Central States Coin Show is now
over, and all is well. I hope that you
attended and had a good time. I
did! The Club had its table, which
was manned for the entire show by
Jim Luckey, Doc Gerth, Bill Phillips,
Jim Roehrdanz, Allen Dove, John
Maag, Karl Kreck, Jim Goaziou, BobWare, Don Black, and probably someothers who were there when I wasout "shopping." Morris Fix andChuck Wilkinson also stopped to say
hi and check to see if we neededhelp.
ICC
members,Leon
Hendrickson (Life Member) andLarry and Anna Hylton had their ownbourse tables. Many thanks to all.
The Central States people seemed
to be very happy with the successof the show, and several mentionedthat they were very impressed withthe developments in downtown Indianapolis over the last few years.
If you wanted to find a specific coin,
the chances are good that you found
it at one or more of the dealer
booths.
The biggest news from the show wasthat Doc Gerth and Jim Luckey won
the People's Choice Award for theirExhibit of miniatures of the US Mintbuildings! Congratulations, Doc andJim!! Be sure to look for articles in
Numismatic News and Coin World
about the show to see if Doc andJim are mentioned.
At the April meeting we will be distributing North Carolina quarters, sobe sure to attend. (We definitely will
distribute them this time!) Also at
the April meeting, Ray Lockwood,

March 2001

INCOME
Dues
Coin Show
RaffleTablesBooks (J Cline)
Lamps
Advertising
RefundTotal$135.00
396.00600.00
50.00
44.78
35.00
.02
$1260.80

EXPENDITURES
Coin Show
Lottery Tickets $100.00
Room375.00
Security
100.00Advertising
40.00
Newsletter
20.00
Web Forwarding
24.95
Supplies152.23 (flyers, rubberstamps, name badges,Refreshments
receipt book, coin show, tax, ink
Coin Show
41.50 modules and paper)
41.63
MeetingTotal$895.31
Net Income$365.49
Balance in Checking 4/3/01 $4299.05(President of Central States Numismatic Society, will
be our "education" speaker. His topic will be theIndiana Statehood Quarter, which will be issued nextyear. Ray was on the Governor's committee tochoose designs to submit to the Mint.
Since this is getting to be a very long report, I will
just say "See you at the meeting!"
Vinton DoveObituaries
Bob Bender, Old time coin & antique dealer, past ICC
member .From the Zionsville area.
Jody Taber, I.S.N.A. past V.P. , past Director, and current treasurer. From the Bloomington area.

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P a ge5678This month’s puzzle theme is”Private or Territorial Gold”.
Answers can be found in yourRed Book. Good Luck!

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Coin World Trivia
1. What Kentucky man born in 1809
appears on a 1923 $5 silver certificate?
2. What English copper pieces bear thelegend GOD PRESERVE LONDON?
3. Is a 1943 bronze cent an example ofa planchet, die, or striking error?
(Answers elsewhere in this issue)

Solution for March Puzzle

ACROSS
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Philadelphia jeweler
5First US gold dollar producers
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What the ‘G’ stands for in N.G. and N.
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U.S. Assayer, 1851
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Moffat & Co. unique shape
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Animal on 1860 Mormon piece
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Albert _____, $10 piece artist
DOWN
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Mountain on CO gold pieces2
Device on Bowie piece
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Type of hammer suspected for use at thePacific Co.
6_________ Reid8Shape of some of Humbert’s gold pieces
9Nationality of Wass & Molitor
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Fifty dollar gold piece nickname
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Animal on left of MA and CA Co. piece
Allen Dove was the winner ofMarch’s crossword puzzle contest.
We had three correct entries, including Don Black, Doc Gerth, andAllen. Keep up the good work!

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John Maag’s Corner
Millennium Thaler 1896 KB
A number of earlier Hungarian coins were restruck in 1896
for the 1000th anniversary ofthe Hungarian state. Ranging
from denars struck in the styleof Saint Stephen, to nine ducat
gold pieces, all issues depictedthe then-ruling king, Franz Joseph I (1867-1916), however.
This thaler commemorative
was a copy of a 1553 issue ofFerdinand I (1526-1564), andknown as the “Angelthaler” dueto the angel heads on the reverse. None of these coins
were meant to circulate, butwere intended as historicalsouvenirs representing theheritage of the coinage of theHungarian kingdom. This coin
was also the last thaler issueof the Habsburgs, ending aseries that started in 1484 under Archduke Sigismund in theTyrol.

Regency Era Coinage
The “regency” period on Hungary lasted from 1920-1944
when the regent, Admiral Miklos
Horthy, was deposed by the Nazis after his unsuccessful attempt
to negotiate a peace with the Allies. Although the post-1920 Hungarian government was organized along monarchial lines, theAllied powers refused to let thelast Habsburg king, Charles IV, or
any other member of theHabsburg family, resume his royaloffice. As a solution to this problem, the era of “the kingdom
without a king” commenced when
Miklos Horthy, former AustroHungarian naval officer and aidede camp to Franz Joseph I waselected as regent until such time
when there would be a king,whether it was Charles (who diedin exile in 1922) or his son, Otto.
The designs of the coin of this era
reflected motifs that had beenused for centuries, while Admiral
Horthy himself was commemorated on three different issues.
This 1939 issue two pengo features the Madonna and Child, andthe other features a portrait ofFerenc Rakoczy II, leader of the
18th century struggle for Hungarian independence from 1703 to1711.

1932 5 pengo obverse

reverse1935 2 pengo Rakoczyobverse

obversereverse1932 2 pengo obverse

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Secretary’sReport
The Meeting was called to order by
our president, Vinton Dove. Thirtyseven members and guests werepresent. He updated the memberson the status of the Central Statesshow and said that Jerry Lebo (a life
member of ICC) was running for governor of ANA. He discussed theSacagawea "mules" and the grading
tip of the week from NumismaticNews - cameo proofs.
The secretary's report was read.
The treasurer's report was read.
Vinton and others distributed uncirculated 2001 D pennies.
Our Vice President, Jim Luckey, said
that the dealers at the ICC coin showon March 18th were very impressed
and all said they would come back.
Vinton displayed coins for the dealer's
showcase.
Jim said that the presentations at theIndiana Deaf School went quite well.
Also the program at the Greenwood
Middle School continues to do well.
We also need help for Coin Week.

Finally, Gail presented the winner of the crossword
puzzle challenge, Allen Dove, with his prizes - coindisplays and a yo-yo. There were three correct entries this month.
-Allen Dove

Coin Show Financial Report
Total Income
Table Rental
Ticket Sales$690.00
416.00$1106.00

Total Expenses
Lottery Tickets$100.00
Room Rental
625.00Refreshments
Coffee20.00
Doughnuts
21.50
Security
100.00Printing & Supplies
Supplies
18.61
Printing
15.75
Postage
10.20
Advertising
40.00$951.06
Net Income$154.94

Marcus A Turner317-272-7450
fax: 317-272-1887

After the break, Don Hudson (a lifemember of ICC) introduced himself.

marcus@papermoneyworld.com
Buying: U.S. Military Payment Certificates,
Allied Military Currency, Prisoner of War Camp
Money, Concentration Camp/Ghetto Money, WarBonds, WWII Axis and Allied Issues, WWII Local
Emergency Issues, Philippine Guerrilla Money, PayBooks, WWII Lottery Tickets, Thai & Korean
MPC Coupons, WWII Occupational Issues

Marcus Turner was this month's featured speaker, with the topic being
military payment certificates. He discussed the different issues, the numbering system, and the mysterious
series 691 and 701. He also broughtsome wonderful examples.

Military Payment Certificates Pages
http://members.xoom.com/maturner/main.htm

1. Abraham Lincoln, 2. London Elephant Tokens, 3. Planchet error

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tray (or a tray lined with softfelt). To store your coins,
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2x2 cardboard holders.
Plastic tubes (ideal forrolls of coins).
Paper envelopes (for circulating coins).
Be sure to use special coinenvelopes - other envelopes
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Hard plastic holders (forproof and uncirculatedcoins) - you can get themfor either individual coins or
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6We now have some generous additions toour club library - see the list below, and contact Lawrence Wisthoff to borrow (3590608):

Numismatic Library
World Coins - (1801-1900, 2nd edition),& (1900-2000, 28th edition)
Numismatic Issues of the Franklin
Mint, 1968 & 1969 editions, and pricesupplements
A Treasury of American Coins, FredReinfeld, c. 1961
The Story of Money, A.H. Quiggin, 1958,
BritishThe Silver Dollars of N. & S. America,
Wayte Raymond, 1964, 2nd edition
The History of Modern Israel’s Money,
Sylvia Haffner, 1967
A Guide Book of Mexican Coins, T.V.
Buttrey, 1969
Perera’s Official Illustrated Foreign
Money Guide, 1970
International Guide to Coin Collecting,
Burton Hobson, 1966
The Numismatist Selections - Ancient Coins, 1960
- U.S. Coins, 1960
- Foreign, 1961
- Miscellaneous, 1960

Whitman Series
Alaska’s Coinage Through the Years,Maurice M. Gould & Kenneth Bressett
Civil War Store Card Tokens, George &Melvin Fuld

Colonial Coinage of the U.S. Virgin
Islands, Lincoln W. Higgie
Confederate States Paper Money, Arlie
R. Slabaugh
Hawaiian Coins, Tokens, & Paper
Money, Maurice M. Gould
Money of Puerto Rico, Maurice M. Gould& Lincoln W. Higgie
Moneys of the Bible, R.S. Yeoman
Money Tells the Story, Rear Adm. O.H.
DodsonPatriotic Civil War Tokens, George &Melvin Fuld
Silver Dollars of Africa, John S. DavenportU.S. Fractional Currency, Matt Rothert
U.S. Territorial Coinage for the Philippine Islands, Neil Shafer

Pamphlets
Aluminum Coins
Ancient Coins of China
Australasian Handbook of Coin Collecting
Banking: Students Short History
British Currency & Equivalents (1960)
Coin Collecting Merit Badge (1938 & 1961)
Coins & the Story They Tell
Chinese Numismatic Riddle
How U.S. Coins are Made
Illustrated Money Converter (Europe,1963)
Israel’s Coins, Currency, & Medals
Story of Money - Barter to Banking
Strange Money of the World
U.S. Type Coins
Major Variety & Oddity Guide (1st & 2ndeditions)7