A Publication of the Indianapolis Coin Club
Issue # 471
NewsletterMay 2006
Membership numbers: ANA C-131170, CSNS L-600, ISNA LM 243

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The Meetings of the Indianapolis Coin Club are held the fourth
Monday of each month at the Nora Library at 8625 Guilford Avenue
in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Meetings consist of a businesssession, an intermission, educational
program, and a numismatic auction. Doors
open at 6:00pm, meeting will begin at7:00pm.

The next meeting will beMonday,May 22, 2006!
2006 Indianapolis Summer Social
The 2006 ICC Summer Social will be held on Saturday July 8th at Hummel
Park in Plainfield from Noon until 4pm. We have had our Summer Social in thislocation in years past with much success. The ICC will provide the following:
Meat and Cheese tray, Sandwich buns, condiments, and drinks. Each member
will be responsible for their own plates, cups, utensils, and a covered dish.
There will be a sign up sheet at the May and June meetings so we can get an
accurate number for attendance. If you have any suggestions on games orentertainment, please notify Amy Eberhardt.

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VINTON G. DOVE
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Collecting U.S. Coins Since 1952

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Fax(317) 257-2220

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Collector of old U.S. Coins
And old Sports Cards
Also have some coins and cards for sale5795 E. Co. Rd. 350 S., Plainfield, IN 46168
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45319-0267
Phone: 937-882-6730
Cell #: 937-284-0412
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The 2006 Indianapolis Coin ClubOfficers and Board Members
President
Mark Eberhardt
Vice-President
Jim Roehrdanz
Secretary
Jim Goaziou
Treasurer
Karl Kreck
EditorAmy Eberhardt(fubacoin@aol.com) ph. (317) 837-5682
Past President
Sgt-at-Arms
Board Member 2005-2006
Board Member 2005-2006
Board Member 2005-2006
Board Member 2006-2007
Board Member 2006-2007
Board Member 2006-2007

Vinton Dove
Jim Warden
Dave ReidDonald Black
Allen Dove
Jim Fuson
Cos RaimondiCharles Alber

The Monthly Planchet is the official publication of theIndianapolis Coin Club. It is published monthly in Indianapolis,
Indiana. All inquiries should be sent to ICC, P.O. Box 2897,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46206.

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Table of Contents
Picnic-CoverAdvertisers
The Variety Side
Treasurer’s Report -Page 2
Page 3
Page 3

Secretary’s Report Ed. Prog. for May
CSNS article-Page 4
Page 4
Page 5

Joke/Trivia

Page 5-

The Variety Side
This month I will be writing about varietiesthat are of the fraudulent nature. These are coinsthat have been intentionally altered with the intent
to defraud someone. It is not illegal to alter a coin;
it is only illegal when it is done with the intent todefraud. As most of us know, this happens far toooften. The tips that I will be giving here are by nomeans exhaustive, but if they will help just one
person to not buy an altered coin, it will be worth
my while.
Grading services report that the most often
encountered altered coin at shows presently is the1916-D Mercury dime. The U.S. coin that has thehighest number of alterations is the Lincoln Cent.
The 1916-D Mercury dime, in a decent
condition, has long been recognized as one thatwill cost about an average worker’s weekly wage.
It has long been looked at as the key to the set. As
such, it has certainly attracted the attention ofcounterfeiters. Sometimes they take a D off acommon date Mercury and put it on a 1916
Philadelphia issue. Sometimes they take a 1916 S
dime and tool the “S” Mint mark. Sometimes theytake a 1916 obverse, and mate it with a common
date Denver mint reverse after they have cut thetwo coins in half. There have even been somestruck counterfeits made by the more skillfulcounterfeiers. One of the three major grading
services say that about 75 % of all 1916-D
Mercury dimes submitted for authentication andgrading are fake.
There were 264,000 1916 dimes made inDenver. Four different reverse dies were used. TheD Mint mark was punched into the dies by hand,using a hammer and punch. Because of this, allfour of the reverse dies are different. Die #1 has
the Mint mark up high, very near to the leaf. On
Die #2, the Mint mark is a repunched D over D
North. It is about medium high, near the leaf. Die#3 is also a repunched Mint mark, lower, farther
from the leaf. Die #4 is the lowest of the four dies,
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by Jim Brown

furthest from the leaf.
In 1916, only the small D punch was used.
This Mint mark is distinctive. The top and bottom
notches stick out and must be parallel to one
another. In 1917, both the large and small Dpunch was used.
Another alteration I want to mention is the1932-D Washington quarter. The genuine Mint
marks on these will usually have the appearance
that they are sitting in a hole, or that they aresmeared or have machine doubling. If the Mint
mark is clear and crisp, or has the appearance thatit has been typed on with a typewriter, beware!
Also, watch for added D Mint marks on high grade
1936-D Washingtons.
One last tip - beware of fake clips on thenew Statehood Quarters, and the Sacagawea
Dollars!

Treasurer’s Report
April 2006
Income:None

Expenses:
Newsletter Printing$12.02
Newsletter Postage
Nebraska D Quarters
Annual Registration toIndiana Sec. of State for ICC

March Checkbook Balance
April Checkbook Balance
Respectfully Submitted,
Karl Kreck - Treasurer$20.67$13.50$17.34$53.53$2,899.33$2,835.80

Secretary’s Report
April 24, 2006
The meeting was called to order at
7:00pm by President Mark
Eberhardt. Junior member Kurt
Tyra’s father was introduced as thevisitor for the evening.
The Secretary’s Report and Treasurer’s Reportwere read and accepted.
Under old business, Dr. Robert Gerth reported that
he and Jim Luckey manned a table at the Children’sMuseum April 18, 19, and 20 for National Coin
Week. He said they handed out 2005 Buffalo
Nickels and Nevada statehood quarters from theClub and the Indiana State Numismatic Association.
He estimated that about one thousand children wereat the Museum during those days.
Doc also announced that he was preparing asesquicentennial exhibit for display at the museumand local public libraries during the week of Julyfourth. The exhibit will include a history of theCent, a statehood quarter display and miniature
replicas of the United States Mint buildings. He also
said that he was preparing a miniature of the mint
building, which served in the Philippines during the1930’s. He said that the public schools would allow
displays or presentations if they were scheduledduring the summer for the following school year.
Most of the public libraries have display areas which
can be scheduled for use by the Club.
Under “Show and Tell,” Past President Vinton
Dove displayed an uncirculated set of Jefferson
Nickels dating from 1938 through 1964. Hesuggested that it is a good time for any collector whomight want one to buy one, since the price is only
about $150.00. He was quickly corrected by severalof the members, who quoted prices in the $225.00
range.
Under new business, Mark announced that theSummer Social Committee wanted a show of hands
to see how many members would come to the event.
Several hands were raised.
Mark asked any members who wanted to have thenewsletter be emailed to them to contact the editor,

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Amy Eberhardt. He also asked for articles to be
published in the newsletter to be sent to Amy.
Director, Charles Alber, presented the Educational
Program. His topic was the coins and tokens ofMardi Gras. From its beginning in 1718, through theintroduction of Voo Doo in 1803, Charles followed
the development of the celebration and the use oftokens through the current time. He had a large
collection of Mardi Gras tokens to display and his
presentation was very interesting.
After the break, President Eberhardt ran a spirited
auction. Most of the lots sold, and the meeting wasadjourned at 8:32pm.
Respectfully Submitted,Vinton Dove

educational
program for may:

Two Cent
Series CoinsbyDave ReidThe Monthly Planchet, May 2006

Traveling Salesman Joke
There’s a traveling salesman, on one fine day
he stops by a large retail chain to peddle hiswares. To his surprise the chain buys
everything he has to offer. He then returns to
his head office with the store’s check in hand,and he receives a very large commission check.
Now it seems that his lifelong dream to finish
his mint state Mercury Dime collection can berealized. The next week he is traveling througha small town with only a single coin dealer, hegoes into the shop and asks if the owner has a
1916-D Mercury Dime. The shop keeper does
have one (and only one). He goes into the backwhile the salesman is looking around and getsfrom the safe a spectacular, toned 1916-D. Heshows the gem of a coin to the salesman, thesun coming in through the window radiates all
the colors of the rainbow off the coin, thesalesman is impressed. He asks the proprietorof the shop if he might have one that is not
toned. The owner says he has another one inthe back. He takes the coin from the salesman
and slips into the back of the store and takes out
his coin dip and dips the coin. It is now quite anice blazing white BU. He brings this out toshow the salesman. The salesman really likes
the coin and mentions that he has had a good
week lately and says “Great, I’ll take both ofthem.”
Guntram Weisbrich

Coin Trivia
Q. When did E PLURIBUS UNUM first
appear on a coin?

A. 1795 Cap Heraldic Eagle - Gold Half Eagle.

Central States Show by Vinton Dove, Past President
The Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS)
held their 67th Anniversary Convention and CoinShow at the Greater Columbus Convention Centerin Columbus, Ohio from April 26th through April
29th. The show was open to the public on Thursday
afternoon, Friday and Saturday. At least two ICC
members went to the show. This is their story.
It was shortly after 7:00am on a beautiful Friday
morning, April 28, when Bob Bettcher and I
departed for Clumbus Ohio to attend the CSNS
Coin Show. The weather was beautiful, thecompany was pleasant and we arrived at the show
shortly after it opened at 10:00am. The facility wasspacious, the parking was close by and inexpensive
and the people from CSNS were friendly.
ANA Governor Patti Finner, who is a former
member of ICC greeted us. She always has a big
smile and kind words to share with all she meets.
The registration procedure was quick and painless.
As we entered the Bourse floor, I was impressed at
how large the hall was. I think it was even bigger
than the Indiana Convention Center. We stopped atseveral booths and I was able to purchase a 2007
Red Book. Several of the Grading services rented
booth space at the entrance to the hall and Bob and I
stopped to talk to the ICG people. Then we began“inspecting” the coins. As I expected, the show had
just about every kind of coin imaginable, from Half
Cents to $50.00 Gold pieces. There were several
dealers with foreign coins, too.
We visited fellow ICC members Larry and Anna
Hylton who had rented booth space. I was able topurchase a long sought-after MS-63 Barber Half
Dollar from them, which completed my 20thCentury Type Set of U.S. Coins. It was quite
exciting for me, since I had been working on the set
since 1972. I plan to display it at the Exhibitor’snight this year at our club. Larry and Anna haveadvertised in the ICC newsletter for several years.
We also found another friend of ICC in Orv
Detrick (ROMA Coin) who had rented booth space.
Orv is also an advertiser of many years in ournewsletter. I was able to find something I couldn’t
do without at Orv’s table, too.
We lunched at the snack bar, then viewed theexhibits. I was impressed by a display of U.S. HalfDimes, which I think was complete. Several of thecoins were in Mint State, and it was an attractive
Set.
At 3:30pm we left for home. It was a great show
and Bob and I both had a marvelous time.