INDIANAPOLIS COIN CLUBISSUE NO. 449

NEWSLETTER

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

C. S. N. S. L-600

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

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

CLUB MEETS AT NORA LIBRARY IN 2004
Meetings: May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 27, Oct 25 and Nov. 29 at 7:00 PM. (There is nomeeting in December. That is when we have our Banquet.)

Education Program
May: May is Ladies’ Night, and the topic will be about women in United States Coinage. Bring
your lady!
June: To be announced.
July: July will be Exhibitors night. Every member is invited to bring an exhibit to show at themeeting. There will be prizes for the best exhibits, and a participation prize for all exhibitors.
October: “State of the Hobby” presentation will be given by Coz Raimondi.

Summer Social?
Should the club have a Summer Social (our annual picnic)? Give us your input at the May meeting!
Bylaws: Copies of the ICC Bylaws will be available at the May meeting.
New Advertiser: Who will be our next “new” advertiser? Contact Vinton Dove at (317) 257-1906.
Rates for members are $35.00 for a business card-sized ad in 12 issues.
Auction: No auction sheets have been received for the May auction, but we will definitely have anauction at the meeting! Call, FAX or mail me the data on your lots and I will put it in thenewsletter!!
ATTENDANCE: There were 71 (of 132 members) in attendance at the April 1994 ICC meeting,and 34 (of 76 members) at the April 2004 meeting. (April 2003 attendance was 32.)-------- 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,Charles Alber, Allen DoveMay 2004 - Issue No. 449 – page 2

ICC History - The Life Members
According to the ICC Constitution, “Life membership may be conferred by the Board of Directors
upon a regular member for outstanding service to the club and to numismatics in general. Lifemembership may be conferred only on an individual who has held regular membership in the clubfor a minimum of five consecutive years. No life member shall be elected over the objection of aboard member.” (Article II, Section 1, Item C)
In the July, 1979 issue of the club’s newsletter, Editor Frank Russell published a list of the life
members. The occasion was the election of Frank Buck to life membership as life member numbereight. Since that time, several more life members have been elected. Following is a current list.
LM-01 Wilson Pollard
LM-02 Ray Fiscus
LM-03 Lee LongLM-04 Leo Terry
LM-05 Francis Dunn
LM-06 Max Keller

LM-07 Luscius (Lu) Riggs
LM-08 James Buck
LM-09 Frank Russell
LM-10 Howard LinvilleLM-11 Donald Hudson
LM-12 John Sementa

LM-13 Lloyd Wagaman
LM-14 Jerry Lebo
LM-15 Dave Reid
LM-16 Robert GerthLM-17 James Goaziou

2005 ICC Coin Show Needs Chairman!!!!
The Show committee needs a chairman. Without a chairman, the show will not go on! ThePresident will accept volunteers at the meeting, or call Vinton Dove at (317) 257-1906.

Thanks to Krause Publications, Inc.!!
For those of us who attended the ICC 2004 Coin Show and undoubtedly saw all of the numismatic
publications at the front table, we should give thanks to Krause Publications, Inc., for their kind
donation! Yes, they donated all of it FREE!
There were Coin Prices magazines, Numismatic News newspapers, and many other publications,
including conversion tables and other items of interest to the collector.
The show opened at 9:00 AM, and when I looked at 2:00 PM, everything was gone, “scooped up” by
those who attended the show.
THANK YOU, KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS!!!!

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Secretary’s Report – April 2004 Meeting
President Dove opened the meeting by welcoming visitors and friends of the club. Dennis DeBrul
was a first-time visitor. Jerry Lebo and Don Hudson were accompanied by Bob Julian, the wellknown numismatic author. 34 persons were in attendance for the meeting.
The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports were presented and noteworthy was the $192.00 profit from
the March Coin Show announced by the Treasurer. Youth member, Kurt Miller, is now in charge ofthe 50/50 drawing.
Jerry Lebo, ICC Life Member and past president, presented a numismatic quiz in which the wholeclub competed. After three rounds only a handful of knowledgeable collectors remained in thecompetition and finally the co-winners were Mark Eberhardt and Sam Taylor.
A new Florida “P” quarter was given to each person present while the announcement was made that
the May 24th meeting will be “Ladies Night” and each member was asked to bring their wife. TheJuly 26th meeting will be the ICC annual Exhibitors’ Night.
An active dealers’ bourse was staffed by 7 or 8 member dealers and the monthly auction was called
by Lou Coppinger, with Dave Reid and Karl Kreck assisting.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,J. W. Goaziou, Secretary

TREASURER’S REPORT – April 2004
Income:Memberships (4 Sr. & 1 Jr.)
50/50 (March & April)
Florida quarters soldTotal Income
Expense:Postmaster (2004 Show door prize mailings)
Refreshments at meetings
Distribution of Florida Quarters
Total Expense
Net Monthly Gain
Checking Account Balance

$$
$

53.00
33.00
2.00
88.00

$$

3.46
16.04
10.00
29.50
58.50

$

5,274.91

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December Banquet QuestionnaireIt’s time to decide where to have our Banquet. I know it’s only May; but, in order to reserve the place, we need to decidesoon. The first thing to decide is what date should we choose. The last few years we have had the banquet on the firstMonday in December. This year, that is December 6th. So unless a lot of people object, the banquet will be on Monday,
December 6th. It will most likely start at 6pm. That was easy! Now on to the hard parts.
Last year, the banquet was held at the Rathskeller/Athaneum. Some people have suggested holding it this year at theHeritage House (I-465 & US 31 on the south side). I went by there and found out that it closed at the end of 2003. So I
went up the street about a mile to Southern Plaza and checked out the HomeTown Buffet. I thought that these two places
seemed OK and I figured I would get some input from people who want to go to the banquet. So … which one? I’ve
prepared a questionnaire and also provided some information about both places. Any input is welcome. Thanks.
HomeTown
BuffetRathskeller/Athanaeum

BuffetMenu available at rathskeller.com

South Side (I-465 & US 31)

Downtown (401 E. Michigan Street)

Free/big lot

free after 6pm/street

Alcohol Available?

NoYes

Approximate cost

$10 (includes tax) plus gratuity$20 - $30 or more (depends on order)

6pm - 8:30pm

6pm - 9:30pm

Food options
Location
Parking/typeTime frame

To me, the biggest differences are the time involved in ordering/getting your food, cost, availability of alcohol, and foodquality. A buffet allows everyone to eat as soon as they arrive. With a menu we get the food on the restaurant’sschedule. The cost involved is another big discrepancy. With the buffet, we can each get a meal for less than $12. Kids
and seniors are even cheaper. That includes tax, tip, everything. You are welcome to check the rathskeller.com website
for prices there. I don’t know how much people are or are not concerned with alcoholic beverage availability. As forfood quality, that is extremely subjective. The only complaint that I remember from last year’s banquet at theRathskeller is that some people said that their food was cold when it arrived. Well, that’s my two cents. Here’s thequestionnaire. I plan to book the banquet on Tuesday, the day after the meeting. So bring this to the meeting!
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Please Circle Your Choice
Do you need more information before you decide?

yes / noAre you planning on coming to the banquet?

yes / noWill you come to the banquet no matter which of the two places are chosen?

yes / noWhich place do you prefer?

HomeTown / Rathskeller

Any additional comments?

Please turn in at the May 24th meeting