T he P lanchet- I . C. C. JANUARY, 2021

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A.N.A. C-131170 - I.S.N.A. LM 243 - C.S.N.S. L-600

Established 1939 and celebrating over 75 years of service
to the coin collector.

The next meeting will be Januar y 18th, 2021
Monthly meetings of the Indianapolis Coin Club are held the third Monday of each month at
the Northside Events and Social Club 2100 E. 71st Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Meetings consist of a business session, educational program, an intermission, and anumismatic auction.
Doors open at 6:00 pm, meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.
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COVID-19 In f or m at ion

Th e Boar d M em ber s of t h e In dian apolis Coin Clu b h ave been m on it or in g t h e
Covid-19 r epor t s closely.

Here are the restrictions for the Northside Event Center:- No events of more than 50 people- All patrons are required (by Marion County) to wear a mask other than when seatedat a Dining Room table- Guests wear a mask when entering/exiting/using the restroom/etc.
All at t en dees M UST w ear a m ask or f ace cover in g w h ile in side t h e Nor t h side
Even t Cen t er alw ays (n o except ion s an d br in g you r ow n ). If you ar e u n able t ow ear a m ask f or m edical r eason s, please st ay h om e. ALL m ask s M UST be
pr oper ly w or n .
At t en dees w ill sit pr oper ly dist an ced f r om each ot h er . Cou ples/ f am ilies m ay
sit t oget h er , bu t each gr ou p m u st be dist an ced (w e w ill r em ove ch air s t o en su r e
dist an ce).
YNs can cer t ain ly at t en d t h e m eet in g w it h t h eir par en t s.
We w ill h ave an edu cat ion pr ogr am .
We w ill h ave a h ave an au ct ion , w it h ext r a t ables t o spr ead t h in gs ou t an dpeople can look at t h e it em s w ell-spaced apar t .

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A Few Words From Your Pr esident
by Sharon Bower
Happy New Year Everyone.
So, it is the start of the New Year. I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday
season and a good start to the New Year! This month I hope we will be getting back to
our usual club meetings.
Wow! What a year 2020 was! The ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, empty store shelves,
national toilet paper and coin shortages, devastating forest fires in the West, orange
smoky skies, violent civil protests, cancelled coin shows, and election debacles just to
name a few. However, online coin sales were up along with the stock market. We allhope that 2021 will be a better year!
I have taken this issue seriously and I hope that you continue to take it seriously evenwith new vaccines coming to use as I write this. Even if you have not lost anyone tothis disease, all of us have been affected in some way, or many ways.
Today?s numismatic hobby in general and coin clubs are facing challenges to attract
new hobbyists both young and adult. Adapting to the new hobby norm of ?virtual?
E-Learning programs and ZOOM club meetings by some individuals and clubs has
met with steadfast resistance or a flat out NO WAY!
Please consider giving a short program on a numismatic subject. We would love tohear about the best coin in your collection, the most interesting coin series, anunusual coin, the best book in your library, or just about anything coin related. See
one of the club officers to schedule a time (or just surprise us and give an impromptutalk).
Finally, I thank you all once again for being members of our great organization and foryour support of our beloved hobby. I look forward to seeing you all at some point this
year.

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Edit or 's Not e:

I want to thank everyone who chose to participate in our writing program in 2020. I truly think it will
made The Planchet a better publication. Of the 10 people who volunteered I have already received
articles from 6 members.

Here is the full list of members who volunteered.
Vinton DovePaul Griffin
Jim Sukup - Submitted - Printed 8/2020
Louise Boling - Submitted - Printed 5/2020
Don Wray - Submitted - Printed 7/2020
Greg Gordon - Submitted - Printed 3/2020
Sharon Bower - Submitted - Printed 9/2020
Osman Gurtunca - Submitted - Will be in 2/2021 issue.
John Alexandar
John Galloway - Submitted - Printed 2/2020

PLEASE try to have correct change, or at least use
smaller bills, to pay for auction items that you win.
Especially troublesome are $50's and $100's whichquickly drain the change that is available. That change ispersonal money, and it will be greatly appreciated by thechanger and auction assistants to make giving changeeasier and more efficient.

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Hist or y of Balloon in g
By Christopher Bower

Unmanned hot air balloons are popular in Chinese history. Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han
kingdom, ca. AD 220?280, used airborne lanterns for military signaling. These lanterns are
known as Chinese lanterns.
The first documented balloon flight in Europe was by priest Bartolomeu de Gusmão.
On August 8, 1709, in Lisbon, he managed to lift a small balloon made of paper full of hot air
about four meters in front of king John V and the Portuguese court.
Some important dates in ballooning history:
Ju n e 5t h , 1783 ? The Montgolfier brothers first demonstrated an unmanned hot air balloon.
Sept em ber 19t h , 1783 ? The same balloon was used to lift a sheep, duck and chicken. It rose
to 1,500 feet and traveled roughly 3 kilometers before safely landing. The demonstration was
performed for King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette.
Oct ober 19t h , 1783 ? First tethered flight with humans.
Novem ber 21st , 1783 ? King Louis XVI had decreed that condemned criminals would be thefirst human passengers by scientists Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Marquis François
d'Arlandes successfully petitioned for the honor. It was a paper balloon with live fire in a slingbeneath it. They traveled over 7 kilometers in 25 minutes and landed despite having plenty offuel to continue on. (Talk about ballsy)
Au gu st 23r d , 1783 ? Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers created the first successful
filled hydrogen balloon.
Au gu st 27t h , 1783 ? The same gentlemen as above launched the balloon in Paris on the
future sight of the Eiffel Tower. Benjamin Franklin was among the many onlookers. The
balloon flew for 45 minutes traveling around 21 kilometers before coming to ground inGonesse and was destroyed by the terrified locals.

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Decem ber 1st , 1783 ? Same guys again launched the first manned hydrogen balloon. It
traveled for over 2 hours covering about 36 kilometers.
Jan u ar y 7t h , 1785 ? Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to cross the English
Channel in a balloon.
M ay, 1785 ? First aircraft disaster. A balloon in Ireland crashed in Tullamore causing about
100 houses to burn down.
Jan u ar y 10t h , 1793 ? First manned flight in America. The takeoff was witnessed by George
Washington.
From the 1790?s on gas balloons became the most common type.
1852 ? Henri Giffard was the pilot of the first steerable balloon. Aka Dirigible. It was poweredby a steam engine? . that sounds like a terrible idea. Fortunately, (IMO) it was too slow to bepractical.
1898 ? Alberto Dumont piloted the first untethered balloon powered by an internal
combustion engine.
Ju ly 3r d , 2002 ? Steve Fossett piloted a non-stop around the world hot air balloon flight.
In addition, there was wide military use of balloons up to about 1870. Even Napoleon III madeuse of observation balloons.
So, what does this have to do with numismatics? A recent acquisition at my LCS made me
want to dig in to the history of hot air balloons, dirigible?s, air ships, and similar forms oftransportation.

Obverse: City view of Paris and Giffard's Hot Air Balloon at the Word Exhibition 1878. Below in 2 lines: "PANORAMA DE PARIS
1878"
Reverse: 6 lines: "SOUVENIR DE MON ASCENSION DANS LE GRAND BALLON CAPTIV A VAPEUR DE MR HENRI GIFFARD". Button 16.
Medallist: C. (Charles) Trotin, 1833 Paris - ?

This gilt bronze medal is in fantastic condition. Obviously, it has been well cared for in
the past. It even came with its hanger bar and part of the ribbon that it originally hung on. It
came with an old envelope from Karl Stephens. It?s not my first balloon related piece. Last
year I had picked up one of the German 5 Mark Zeppelin coins after a long search for the?right? one.
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Obverse: Eagle, denomination below
Reverse: Zeppelin across globe, date below
Subject: Graf Zeppelin Flight
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.5000
Weight: 25.0000g
Diameter: 37mm

With a little searching you will see that there is a wide variety of balloon related coins,medals and tokens available on the market and most can be picked up for a very modest
price. Below are a few more of my favorites that fit the theme.

Great Britain ca. 1907
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GERMANY: AE medal 1924, Kaiser-451
Weight: 28.17g
Diameter: 40mm

Bronze medal for the Crossing of the Atlantic by the LZ 126 dirigible by Mayer and Wilhelm, bust with cap right with GRAFFERDINAND V. ZEPPELIN - * 8.JULI 1838 + 8.MÄRZ 1917 around // Mercury holding airship aloft above waves with AMERIKAFAHRTDES L.Z. 126 OKT.1924 / Dr.ECKENER,Kd.u26 MANN above and "12.10.24.6.35. Vorm. - 15.10.24.3 11.N m." below, matte antiquedfinishBy Glöckler ad Weltfahrt d. Airship "Graf Zeppelin".Kaiser 511
Obverse: Brb. Zeppelin, Eckener u.Dürr l.
Reverse: Globe with d. registered stations and dates of the travel route.
Edge lettering: 'PREUSS.STAATSMÜNZE.SILBER 900 FEIN'.
Weight: 24.91 g
Diameter: 36mm

Wilhelm II bronze "Count Von Zeppelin Berlin Flight" ca. 1909
Kienast-47. by K. Goetz.
Issued for the long-distance trips of the Zeppelin airships.
Obverse: GRAF FERDINAND VON ZEPPELIN His bust facing, head half to rightReverse: Airship in clouds with rising sun flying right, above nude child seated inscribing commemorative plaque.
Diameter:65
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As hopefully all of our members know, the ICC has a library that is free to use for it's members. The
current list of library books is available on the ICC website. Jim Sukup usually brings a few books
each month but we want to make sure that everyone is aware of the books that are available.
Email Jim prior to the meeting and he will bring your selection if it is available.

jsukup@rpiratings.com

At t en t ion : Special M essage
Anyone that received a Zoom meeting invite from me in the past will get one again thismonth. This weekend I will be sending an email to everyone who responded with instructions on
how to participate.
plancheteditor@gmail.com

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Fr om t h e ICC Secr et ar y:

Edit or ?s Not e:
The views expressed in any article aresolely those of the author and do not
represent the views of the ICC, nor does
the ICC endorse any advertiser.

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January 2021 Auction Lotsfor 1/18/2021
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price

1959 Canada 50 Cents

UNC.800 silver .3ASW$7.00

1888 Morgan Dollar

XF

Cleaned etc$1.00

2 x Kennedy 50 Cents

UNC

2010P 2015D$1.00

2 X Kennedy 50 Cents

UNC

2010D 2016D$1.00

2 X Kennedy 50 Cents

UNC

2018D 1976D$1.00$10 1928-B Federal Reserve,

CU

w/Redeemable in gold...

$35.00$20 2013 FRN San Francisco

CU

Serial #77777218$22.00$50 Gold Bond? Republic of China

AU

U.S. Treasury form TFEL-2$100.00

1893 Colombian 50 cent.

BU

Cameo w/toning$50.001969-B Complete set Barr $1 FRNs

CU

5 Notes$15.001912 Great Britain 1d

XF

$7.00

1958 Canada 50 cent

PCGS 64$25.00Spain? 3 X 5 Pesetas 1957

BU(65), (67), (69)$25.001992 Silver Proof Set$22.001993 Silver Proof Set$25.001994 Silver Proof Set$25.002011 Mint Set$20.002012 Mint Set$55.001989 Prestige Set$25.001990 Prestige Set$25.001991 Prestige Set$40.001992 Prestige Set$42.001993 Prestige Set$30.001983 Prestige Set$40.001984 Prestige Set$20.001986 Prestige Set$20.001987 Prestige Set$20.0011Issue# 617

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January 2021 Auction Lotsfor 1/18/2021
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price1988 Prestige Set$35.002010 Proof Set$5.00

2011 Proof Set$22.002012 Proof Set$95.002013 Proof Set$25.002014 Proof Set$27.002012 Proof Set$95.002013 Proof Set$25.00Your auction lots could be listed right here.
Any active ICC member can put lots in to our monthly auctions.
Send them to the editor by the Thursday before each months meeting.

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Novem ber 16, 2020 - M in u t es of t h e In dian apolis Coin Clu b M eet in gOpen - The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Jim Sukup. The meeting was held at theKnights of Columbus Hall, 2100 E. 71st., Indianapolis, Indiana. The at t en dan ce pr ize wasannounced. It was a 1900 ?O? Morgan Dollar donated by Mark Eberhardt.
The Secr et ar y 's r epor t for October 2020 was accepted as published in the Planchet. The
Tr easu r er 's r epor t for October was approved with a clarification that $31 was received from the
50/50 in October 2020.
Visit or s - We had 1 visitor.
Repor t s of Com m it t ees ? Once again, please return any outstanding materials checked out fromthe Club?s library.
Old Bu sin ess ? None.
New Bu sin ess - The Indiana State Coin show had to be canceled.
- The Club?s annual Holiday Dinner and gift exchange is still on for December 1, 2020 to beheld at the Knight?s of Columbus. (I know the name has changed for the building by I forgot
to write the new name down. I will correct this in the future).
- Election of Officers ? there was unanimous consent to elect Officers and Directors for theensuing year as published in the slate that appeared in the November, 2020 Planchet.
Nu m ism at ic f in ds: Joe Boling had an example of a counterfeit $5 piece of currency from Timor. Joealso had an example of a genuine and counterfeit $10 Avo piece of currency from Timor circa. WWII
era. Chris Bower found a good found at a book story, namely he purchased a book entitled ?Large
Size Silver Coins of the World? by John S. Davenport for around $7.99.
Edu cat ion Pr ogr am : Mark gave his annual ?State of the Hobby?. His lecture is always informative
about the state of our hobby and what trends Mark sees especially in light of the pandemic and thecontinuing trend to purchase and sell coins online.
The At t en dan ce Dr aw in g was held. I failed to record the winner. Does anyone remember who
won? The 50/50 Drawing was held and the Club received $25.00.
Au ct ion ? The auction was held with help by several members. There were 6 auction sheets withincome of $6.00. Finally, this is to remind the club members that please look through what you havethat you might put into our silent auction. It only costs a $1.00 for a sheet for club members and theClub?s get much needed extra money. It does add up over the course of the year and helps.
The meeting was Adjou r n ed.

Respectfully submitted,
Gary M. Selig, Secretarygselig14@gmail.com
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In dian apolis Coin Clu b
2019 M eet in g Dat es & Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am s
January 18, 2021 - ?Counterfeit Notes made to Deceive Collectors?- by Joe Boling* Prize sponsor: Joe Boling
February 15, 2021 - ?T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
March 15, 2021 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
April 19, 2021 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
May 17, 2021 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
June 21, 2021 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
July 19, 2021 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
August 16, 2021 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
September 20, 2021 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
October 18, 2021 -'T.B.A? - by T.B.A.
* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
November 15, 2021 - ?Annual State of the Hobby Address?-by Mark Eberhardt* Prize sponsor: I.C.C.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 ? NO MEETING - I.C.C. Holiday Banquet* For 2021 we are continuing the 'Attendance Prize' drawing at each monthly meeting as an added incentive
for all I.C.C. members to attend as many meetings as possible and to encourage new membership. Everyone
attending each regular monthly meeting will receive a prize ticket when they arrive at the meeting and sign inat the greeting table. The prize each month will be a 90% silver U.S. Half Dollar (or equivalent value coin, $5 ormore) The I.C.C. Board members and officers as well as several I.C.C. members chose to act as sponsors anddonate the monthly prizes rather than funding them from our budget. You'll find the monthly prize sponsor
listed below each monthly meeting date above. You'll just have to show up to see what you may win!
Please keep this in mind each month; regardless of who is giving the monthly program and/or the topic, we owe it tothat person and the membership to remain quiet and pay attention during the program. It?s important that we
respect the knowledge that is being shared with us as well as the time and effort the speaker is donating to our club.
The same rules should apply to our monthly auctions; please remain quiet and pay attention. Thank you.

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Bu dget 2021
RECEIPTS:
Dues - Regular @ $20.00 ea.
Dues - Junior @ $5.00 ea.
Advertising - Planchet @ $35.00 ea.
Fifty/Fifty Drawing & Auction Lots:$1100.00$25.00$175.00$400.00

Donations / Auction Lot Sales:
ICC Library Book Sold (est):
Newsletter Postage Fee:$100.00

Sale of Medals
TOTAL RECEIPTS:$1800.00

DISBURSEMENTS:
Dues - ANA:
Insurance - Liability:
Insurance - Treasurer 's Bond:
Mail Box Rental:
Secretary/Treasurer - Postage:
K of C Meeting Room Rent:
Door Prizes (11 Months)
Exhibitors Nights Prizes:
Library Purchases:
Speaker Meals:$300.00$100.00$1100.00$25.00$$55.00Website Maintenance:
Newsletter:- Printing/Supplies:- Postage:$200.00

ZOOM$116.54

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:$1896.54

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW:$-96.54

Checkbook Balance$24,881.52

Both CD's have matured and those funds have been moved to the checking account.
ICC CHECKBOOK:
Balance:2020 Bu dget
$3827.44
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Adver t ise in t h e In dian apolis Coin Clu b
New slet t er !
Th e cost is on ly $35.00 f or a bu sin ess car d size adf or 11 issu es!

Th e 2021 In dian apolis Coin Clu b
Of f icer s an d Boar d M em ber s:
President
Sharon Bower
Vice-President
Andy Nahrwold
Secretary
Gary Selig
Treasurer
Gerald Coraz
Newsletter Editor
Christopher Bower
Past President
Jim Sukup
Sgt-at-Arms
Jim Warden
Board Member 2021-2022
Vinton DoveBoard Member 2021-2022
Andy Nahrwold
Board Member 2021-2022
Jim Roehrdanz
Board Member 2020-2021
Louise Boling
Board Member 2020-2021
Jeff Bercovitz
Board Member 2020-2021
Steve Howery16

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Tokens, and Medals

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ch r isb8626@m sn .com

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