INDIANAPOLIS COIN CLUBISSUE NO. 447

NEWSLETTER

Membership numbers: A. N. A. C-131170

C. S. N. S. L-600

March 2004
I. S. N. A. LM 243

Mailing Address: P. O. Box 2897, Indianapolis, IN 46206

CLUB MEETS AT NORA LIBRARY IN 2004
Meetings: March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 27, Oct 25 and Nov. 29 at
7:00 PM. (No meeting in December )Education Program
March: Dr. Robert Gerth, a Life member of our club, will speak on “The San Francisco Mint.” He hasdone extensive research on the history of the United States Mints and the mint buildings.
April: Jerry Lebo, another Life Member of our club, will be our speaker. The topic will be “Questionsand Answers” and prizes will be awarded for the two winners.
May: May is Ladies’ Night, and the topic will be about women in United States Coinage.
June: To be announced.
July: July will be Exhibitors night.

ICC Annual Coin Show on Sunday, March 21, 2004
Please come to the Club’s annual coin show on March 21 (9:00 AM – 3:30 PM) at Valle Vista
Conference Center in Greenwood. There will be lots of fun – great coins to look at and great deals for
those who want to buy! You can bring your coins in to sell, too!

Our Newsletters are back on the Web!
Our webmaster, Gail Phillips, has told me that our January and February newsletters are now posted on
our website. Warning! She said they would take a long time to download, since I didn’t write themusing the “right” program. I am trying to use an acceptable program this month. . . . We shall see.
New Advertiser: Note the new business card advertisement for Larry Hylton in this issue.
5 YEARS AGO: There were 38 in attendance at the March 1999 ICC meeting.
-------- OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2004 -------President – Vinton Dove; Vice-president – Dave Reid; Treasurer – Tom Ferverda; Secretary – Jim
Goaziou; Sgt-at-Arms – Jim Warden; Editor – vacant (Vinton Dove, acting); Past President – Jim
Luckey. BOARD MEMBERS: Karl Kreck, Lawrence Wisthoff, Donald Black, Coz Raimondi, CharlesAlber, Allen DoveMarch 2004 - Issue No. 447 – page 2

Secretary’s Report – February 2004 MeetingPresident Vinton Dove opened the meeting at 7:00 PM by welcoming two visitors – Fred Wylie andformer member Roy Maines, who served on the ICC Board for several years. The Treasurer’s andSecretary’s reports were presented with no corrections or additions. Twenty-eight members werepresent, many paying dues and awaiting the information about the Club Coin Show on Sunday, March
21st , presented by Karl Kreck, Chairman.
Karl reported that 29 tables were sold in 2003 and that 34 have been sold to date in 2004. There will bea door prize drawing each hour during the show and that admission is free. Members working at theshow should meet at the rear door of the Valle Vista Conference Center at 7:00 AM, Sunday, March
21st .
The educational program for the evening was presented by Marvin Mericle, candidate for president of
the Central States Numismatic Society. His discussion covered facts about the evolution of modern day
currency from the first paper money of 1862, currency production and various ways one can collectpaper money.
Young Kurt Miller won the 50/50 drawing.
President Dove distributed a “P” and a “D” Michigan quarter to each person present, compliments ofthe Club.
Noteworthy was the evening’s dealer bourse, manned by ICC members John Sundt, Lou Coppinger,
Rolland and Mildred Kontak and Mark and Amy Eberhardt of FUBA Coins.
The meeting concluded with an auction called by Lou Coppinger with assistance from Life Memberand Vice President Dave Reid and Karl Kreck.
Respectfully submitted,J. W. Goaziou, SecretaryMarch 2004 - Issue No. 447 – page 3

TREASURER’S REPORT – February 2004
Income:2004 Coin Show Tables (5)Membership dues (5)50/50 (Jan)50/50 (Feb)
Quarter Sales
Total Income
Expense:Michigan Quarters
Receipt Books (2)Date Stamp
ANA Dues
Total Expense$$23.00
13.33
3.38
29.00
68.71

Net Monthly Gain$

191.29Checking Account Balance$5,835.65$

175.00
60.00
10.50
10.50
_4.00
260.00$Note: No auction sheets for the sale of lots have been received by the Editor for the monthly auction,yet, but the meeting is the day after the Club’s Show, so we expect that the dealer/members will haveseveral lots, as well as other members of the club. Yes, Jim, we will have an auction at the meeting!
SEE YOU AT THE SHOW! Sunday, March 21st (9:00 AM - 3:30 PM)
SEE YOU AT THE MEETING! Monday, March 22nd - 7:00 PM