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

The next meeting will be Apr il 19th, 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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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

Th is M on t h s Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am Will Be:
April 19th, 2021
Meeting start time: 7:00 PM" 2 an d 3 Cen t Pieces"
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A Few Words From Your Pr esident
by Sharon Bower

Celebrate "Money, Big & BOLD" During 2021
National Coin Week
Collecting silver dollars has long been a favorite of coin collectors. One hundred years ago,
the U.S. Mint reintroduced the Morgan dollar to circulation after a 16-year absence.
Collecting silver dollars has long been a favorite of coin collectors. One hundred years
ago, the U.S. Mint reintroduced the Morgan dollar to circulation after a 16-year
absence. Later that year, production began on a new silver coin, the Peace dollar. Fifty
years ago, minting of the Eisenhower dollar commenced. These numismaticmilestones will be celebrated during the 98th annual National Coin Week, April 18-24,
with the theme, "Money, Big & BOLD."
Sponsored by the nonprofit American Numismatic Association (ANA) to foster theenjoyment of coins and paper money collecting, National Coin Week celebrates thehistorical, cultural, artistic, and economic importance of money.
The ANA will host a variety of National Coin Week on-line activities prior to and during
the week-long event:A writing challenge where members can share their research and big, bold collections
on the ANA Blog for a chance to win a 2021 Morgan or Peace dollar.
A youth activity to create something edible ? sweet or savory ? that resembles money.
ANA eLearning Academy webinars each day with topics focusing on the Morgan,
Peace and Eisenhower dollars, the coinage of Julius Caesar, the Lafayette dollar, the1913 Federal Reserve Act and more.
On-line daily trivia challenges. Every day of National Coin Week, a new question will be
released on the ANA's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts and on-line atwww.NationalCoinWeek.org. Participants submit their answers on-line for a chance towin prizes.
The annual coin club trivia challenge, where ANA member clubs test their numismatic
knowledge and compete for prizes.
On-line resources including articles from The Numismatist, promotional documents,
links, and suggestions from the ANA library.
"National Coin Week is a great time to spread the word about the joys of collecting
coins and paper money," says National Coin Week coordinator Andy Dickes. "We will
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Prizes for the design contest and club trivia challenge include:
Grand prize ? American Eagle 2021 one-tenth ounce gold proof $5 coin
Second prize ? 2021 Morgan or Peace Silver Dollar (club choice)
Third prize ? 2021 Morgan or Peace Silver Dollar
Other prizes, including U.S. Mint 2021 proof sets, will be awarded as well.
For additional information, email ncw@money.org, call (719) 482-9814, or visit
www.NationalCoinWeek.org.
The American Numismatic Association is a congressionally chartered, nonprofit
educational organization dedicated to encouraging the study and collection of coins
and related items. The ANA helps its 28,000-plus members and the public discoverand explore the world of money through its vast array of educational and outreachprograms, as well as its museum, library, publications, and conventions. For more
information, call (719) 632-2646 or visit money.org.

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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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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April 2021 Auction Lotsfor 4/19/2021
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price

1952 Proof Set$195.00

1953 Proof Set$175.00

1952 Roosevelt Dime

PF66

$19.001953 Roosevelt Dime

PF65 DCAM$16.001961 Washington Quarter

PF69

$9.00

2011 Proof Set$20.002000 Silver Proof Set$32.002012 Proof Set$90.002013 Proof Set$25.002014 Proof Set$25.001941 - 58 Lincoln Album$15.002011 Mint Set$19.002014 Silver Proof Set$46.002015 Silver Proof Set$39.001949 S Franklin Half

$40.001951 S Franklin Half

$20.001952 S Franklin Half

$40.001953 S Franklin Half

$20.001954 S Franklin Half

$20.00Your 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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Wright Brothers Coinsby Robert Sanborn

One of the topics that I have always enjoyed reading about are the coins thathave been made commemorating a date or event. After having just read a fabulous
book by David McCullough regarding the Wright Brothers, I started to wonder what
coins were made commemorating that incredible event. And to my surprise,
discovered that there really were not very many coins created by government mints tocelebrate such an achievement considering the fact that in today?s world, you can
travel to any place in the world in less than 24 hours. While there are quite a few
tokens, medals, and all sorts of nick-nacks to celebrate the event, I could find no
paper money.
So, lets start with the USA. It really took the US government quite a while tolatch on to the idea of the flying machines and in fact, it was the French who reallygave the Wright Brothers the kick start that they needed. Wilbur Wright was born in1867 near Millville Indiana and Orville four years later in 1871 in Dayton Ohio. Their
beginnings in flight began as young boys in 1878 when their father brought home a
toy helicopter, about a foot long, made of paper, bamboo, and cork and powered by arubber band to spin the rotor. They played with it till it broke and the proceeded tobuild their own. From there, you need to read the book. Your other option is theexcellent material in Wikipedia.
The first coins to celebrate the Wright Brothers came from the very popular US
State Quarters program with North Carolina, in 2001, and then Ohio, in 2002,
featuring the two brothers?flights. For North Carolina, the mint created over a billioncoins from the Philadelphia and Denver mints. For Ohio, the mintage was around 660
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In 2003, the US Mint issued a commemorative Half Dollar, Dollar, and Ten Dollar
coin to celebrate that first powered flight that took place in 1903. My 2019 Red Book
shows that the clad half dollar weighs 11.34 grams, is 1.205 inches in diameter, andwho knows what it is made of, had 57 thousand copies made while they made 109
thousand copies in proof. The Silver Dollar coin weighs 26.73 grams, is 1.5 inches indiameter and contains 90 percent silver, had 53 thousand copies while 190 thousand
were proof. And for the $10 Gold piece which is 90% gold, weighs 16.718 grams, andis 1.06 inches in diameter, they minted 10 thousand copies with an additional 21
thousand proof. Here are the US Mint links to the Dollar, Half, and Gold coins. The
details of the coins come from the US Public Law 105-124 and you can read it here.

As far as the US mint goes, that is it. Hopefully, there will be more.
What is amazing is that they were probably more celebrated early on overseas
than here in the USA. It took an early interest from foreign governments before the
US government finally realized the potential to be had in their own back yard. Oddly
enough, the foreign coins that celebrate and commemorate the Wright Brothers
comes from some interesting places. Much of the following comes from Numista. A
terrific source of information.

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In 1992, the Bah am as celebrated the 500th Anniversary of the Americas witha non-circulating Wright Brothers coin. A .925 Silver coin that weighed 19.44 grams
and was 36mm in size. 25,000 were minted.

In 1983, the Isle of M an created a One Crown Copper-nickel non-circulating
200th anniversary of Manned Flight (from 1783, must have been a balloon ??) it weighs
28.47 grams and is 38.61mm in diameter. 50,000 were minted.

Also from the Isle of Man in 1995 was a One Crown .925 Silver non-circulating
Man in Flight coin. It weighs 28.28 grams, and is 38.5mm in size 30,000 coins wereminted. All proof. They also minted a Copper-nickel version of the same coin thatsame year.

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In 2000, the Repu blic of Liber ia issued a Five and Twenty dollar coin. The
Five Dollar coin is 40mm (about 1.57 inches) and weighs 32 grams and is
Copper-nickel. Five dollars in Liberia is worth about 3 US Cents. 20,000 were minted
according to Numista.

The Twenty Dollar coin is .999 Silver and weighs 20.04 grams and is also 40mm
in diameter. 2,000 were minted.
In 2003, Liberia issued a 10 Dollar Milestones of Aviation Series coin. It is .925
Silver, weighs 25 grams and is a bit smaller at 38.61mm in diameter. 5,000 wereminted.

In 2011, New Zealan d issued a 1 Dollar .925 Silver non-circulating coin fromthe How Man Conquered the Skies series featuring the Wright Brothers. A rectangular
40 x 28 mm coin that weighs 29.28 grams. 6,000 were minted from the Mint of Poland
in Warsaw Poland.

Th e Solom on Islan ds issued five coins from 2003 to 2021. All are
non-circulating. These are probably the most unique yet starting with the 2003
Aeroplanes series. This 25 Dollar coin (worth $3.13 US) is .999 Silver weighing 31.1
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grams and are 38.61mm in size. It features Elizabeth II on the front and the Wright1903 Flyer on the back.

The 2005 coin is of the same size but is a proof gold plated .999 Silver coin.
In 2021, the Solomon Islands issued a 25 and 100 Dollar Pioneers of Aviation
coin is that is part Mother of Pearl. One gold and one Silver. Both feature Elizabeth II
on the front and Orville and Wilbur with their Wright Glider on the reverse. The silvercoin weighs 155.5 grams and is 65mm in size and the silver is .999. Only 750 wereminted.

The 100 Dollar gold coin is quite a coin to look at. Same weight and size as thesilver coin, it is .999 Gold. One site I saw listed it for $15,999 US. According to
Numista.com, there were only 25 made.

Spain in 2020 issued a 1 ½ Euro Wright Flyer colored coin that is
Copper-Nickle; weighs 15 grams and is 33mm in size. This was part of ?History of
Aviation? series. 7,500 were minted.

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Uk r ain e also issued a non-circulating Wright Brothers coin in 2003 at the100th Anniversary of World Aviation and the 70th Anniversary of their National
Aviation University. It is a smaller 31mm coin weighing 12.8 grams and is Nickel andSilver in composition. The value is 2 Hryvni. 30,000 were minted.

And finally,

West er n Sah ar a in 1997 issued a 1000 Pesetas Orvill Wright coin. Note themisspelling of his name. It is a Copper-nickel colored coin weighing 29 grams and is
38.1mm diameter. Western Sahara is now part of Morocco depending on who you talkto.

This journey to find these coins was a lot of fun and while it was quite easy tofind the US coins, seeing the tiny availability of some of the foreign, I may just have tolook longingly at them.
Robert Sanborn
Indianapolis

I want to thank Mr. Sanborn for taking the time
to write the above article.
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March 15, 2021 - Minutes of the Indianapolis Coin Club Meeting
Open - The meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m. The meeting was held at theKnights of Columbus Hall, 2100 E. 71st., Indianapolis, Indiana. The at t en dan ce pr ize
was announced, a 1965 Kennedy Half Dollar (SP 66) donated by Jim Sukup.
The Secr et ar y 's r epor t for January/February 2021 was accepted as published in the
Planchet.
The Tr easu r er 's r epor t for January/February was accepted as published in the
Planchet.
Visit or s - None.
Repor t s of Com m it t ees ? None.
Old Bu sin ess ? None.
New Bu sin ess - It was announced that for those interested in listening to a free
podcast about coins that the web address to access the Newman Numismatic portal
is nnp.wstl.edu
Nu m ism at ic f in ds: Joe Boling had an example of a labor union controlled bank note
containing the longest title ?Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers Co-Operative
National Bank?. Also, another club member presented an example of a pattern coinfrom Guinea Equatorial.
Edu cat ion Pr ogr am : This month Jim Sukup presented on the topic of the 20 centpiece and the name of his talk is Four and Out: The Short -Lived 20 Cent piece. Jim
had a handout containing among other things information about the mintages for the
1875-P, 1875-CC, 1875-S, 1876 and 1876-CC.
The At t en dan ce Dr aw in g was won by St eve How er y; the 50/50 Drawing was won by
Joe Bolin g. Auction ?
The au ct ion was held with help by several members. There were 8 auction sheetswith income of $8 for the club.
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
2021 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 - Joe Boling via Zoom (meeting snowed out)
* Prize sponsor: N/A
March 15, 2021 - The Short-Lived 20 Cent Piece - by Jim Sukup* Prize sponsor: Jim Sukup
April 19, 2021 - '2 and 3 Cent Pieces? - by Kurt Miller* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
May 17, 2021 - 'The Civil War: Coins, tokens, currency and surprises? - by Harvey Warner* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
June 21, 2021 - 'The Hudson-Fulton Celebration? - by Christopher Bower* Prize sponsor: Christopher Bower
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 - Exhibit Night* Prize sponsor: I. C. C.
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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Tr eau r er 's Repor t f or Apr il 2021:

The current balance in the clubs account is $25,869.52. The only expenditure was a paymentof $100 for the room rental for the April, 2021 meeting (mailed today).

Updat e: I am supplementing my earlier treasurer 's report by advising that I deposited $80
today into the club account. Forty dollars was for two memberships, eight dollars was for
auction sheets, and thirty two dollars was for the drawing.
$3827.44

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
Don WraySecretary
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 Howery

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Wildm an Coin s
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ANA# LM7017
Specialist in World Coins,
Tokens, and Medals

Specialist in World Coins

443-786-6584
ch r isb8626@m sn .com

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