T he P lanchet- I . C. C. SEPTEMBER, 2019

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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 M onday, September 16th, 2019
Meetings of the Indianapolis Coin Club are held the third Monday of each month at
the Northside Knights of Columbus 2100 E. 71st Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Meetings consist of a business session, educational program, an intermission, and anumismatic auction.
Doors open at 6:00pm, meeting will begin at 7:00pm.
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A Few Words From Your Pr esident
At tonight's meeting we have one of the most anticipated Club events of the year, that being
our annual Exhibit Night. This is an opportunity for our members to display a portion of theirholdings that they may have been working on for quite some time or have just recently
become interested in. The Club will be offering prizes for the exhibits, which will be voted onby those in attendance. A special "thank you" is due to Joe Boling, who once again will bebringing in extra display cases for those members that do not own or have access to one. Be
sure to thank Joe for his generosity in providing these cases.
Remember that the slate of candidates for our Club officers will be announced at our Octobermeeting. Again, if you would like to run for re-election, be considered for one of the available
positions, or nominate a member, let someone on the nominating committee (Vinton Dove,Jim Sukup, and Michael White) know before the October meeting. A total of nine (9) positions,those being the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, sergeant-at-arms, and editor,
along with three (3) directors, will be voted upon during our November meeting. Please read
our Constitution at the ICC website for complete details.
Our annual Holiday Banquet is scheduled for Tuesday, December 3. The newly elected
officers will be emplaced at that time. Be sure to mark that date on your calendar so you canhave some good cuisine, participate in our exciting gift exchange, and simply enjoy thecompany of your fellow Club members!
Lastly, please think about inviting a friend, neighbor, relative, or YN to join you at tonight'smeeting. I'll see you there!

Jim Su k u p, Pr esiden t2

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INDIANAPOLISCOINCLUBEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
This month?s Educational Program will be:'Exhibit Night'
Next Month?s Meeting Date & Program:"Cleaning/Conservation"
by Matt Dinger
Monday October 21st, 2019

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

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DR. WILLIAM DICKINSON (1822-1894)
By John Lupia
This is an excerpt from the online draft of John Lupia's book of numismatic biographies.-editor
Dr. William Dickinson (1822-1894), was born, the second of eight children on September 22,
1822, at Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, son of Rev. Pliny Dickinson (1777-1834)
and Mary Brown Bellows Dickinson (1800-1885). His ancestors lived in Granby, Connecticut,during 17th century. He is a Son of the American Revolution.
A native of New England. Graduated Dartmouth College (1842), New Hampshire.
Historically, Dartmouth taught Greek and Latin with the use of coins. Apparently, Dr.
Dickinson acquired the coin collecting hobby while a schoolboy. He collected U.S. coins,except U. S. dollars, and kept a modest collection of Greek and Roman coins. He had acomplete set of U. S. Cents and all Half Cents except the 1793 and 1796, and none of theproof issues in the 1840's and 1850's. In all his collection comprised about 1,500 specimensat the beginning of 1890.
He served several years as President of the University of Mississippi. Later graduated
Harvard Medical School (1851). He was a Fellow of the Massachusetts State MedicalAssociation.
He traveled in Europe staying at Paris and Berlin. At Berlin he studied ophthalmology at theVirchow and Graefe clinics.
In 1857 he moved to 82 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri, opening an oculist andophthalmologist practice there. He was an ophthalmologist pioneer and author ofimportant ophthalmological studies.
On June 2, 1857, he married Evelina Crane (1821-1878). They had three children : William
Crane Dickinson (1858-1858), and Mary Crane Dickinson (1859-1862), and Evelina LauraDickinson (1862-).
During the Civil War he was a surgeon for the government and placed in charge of theGood Samaritan Hospital on Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis.
In 1866, he was one of the early ophthalmologists who restored eyesight to patients blindby cataracts.
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A frequent buyer from the Chapman Brothers in the second half of the 1880?s beginningwith the Collier/McDonald sale until the early 1890?s. There are several pieces ofcorrespondence in the Lupia Numismatic Library. Only a few shown here and 10 more at
the ANS website. The ANS has 10 letters which I have examined : 1 postal card, 9 covers, 5of which the letters are removed and lost; with post office received marking and varying
degrees of annotations on the back of the envelopes : clients' surname written by one of
the Chapman's we find also the amount spent, sometimes a breakdown of the money into
categories (see December 24, 1890) : cash, check, and receipted, also notations if any coins
were sent on approval (as that dated September 27 with note dated September 29th), anddate of their reply.

In 1881, he bought a home at 1322 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri. He lived at this addressuntil he moved to his daughter 's home in California in January 1894.
In January 1892, he expressed the notion that coin prices were seasonal and asked when
they were high and low to the coin firm of the Chapman Brothers.
Dickinson?s missive of March 12, 1892, complaining to the Chapman Brothers about theirconsignment rates :?? in regard to the sale my Coins, I am appalled by the fact that at your terms
proposed for disposing of them every half dollar must realize 67 cents in order for me
to obtain its face value, whatever the cost to me may have been? .shall I not better
dispose of them here at private sale? .many of the pieces I took of you paying you
10%. Now if by you sold I must pay 25%, making 35% for me, more than one third thiscost to me. I shall lose less by selling them here? ..I feel I am paying pretty dear for adefunct whistle to pay 35% for indulgence in this fad? .you can appreciate theoccasion of my hesitation to sell at auction? .?
Apparently, dismayed he was adamant not to sell through the Chapman Brothers. O, butwhat do heirs know about our will? His estate handed the entirety over to the Chapman
Brothers after his demise.
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He retired in winter of 1893 and moved to California on January 24, 1894 to live with hisdaughter there. Nine days later on February 2, 1894, he died a sudden death while atStanford University, where his daughter was on faculty. He is buried at Forest Hills
Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plains, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

His collection was sold posthumously combined with Louis F. Lindsay of 1197 lots throughthe Chapman brothers on March 6,1894.
To read the complete article, see:
DICKINSON, DR. WILLIAM (https://sites.google.com/a/numismaticmall.com/
www/numismaticmall-com/dickinson-dr-william)

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September 2019 Auction Lotsfor 9/16/2019
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price1976 Antilles Gold/Silver Set

Proof.23 AGW Gold, 1.25 Silver

430.001969 Iran Gold 1/2 PahlaviUnc

4.068g180.00Bags of World Coins

MixedMixed Lots

2.00

Your items could be listed right here. It is free for members to put items inthe auction and have them advertised in the Planchet.
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.

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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An n ou n cem en t s:
It's not too early to think about December. The ICC will once again be provided a free club
table at this years ISNA show. If you are interested in helping to staff the table please see
Jim or Andy. It is a very small time commitment.
Correction: The answer to last month's trivia question was incorrect. Next years World's Fairof Money will not be in Chicago. It will be in Pittsburgh in 2020 and return to Chicago in2021. - Editor
There is a gentleman from the Derby City Coin Club in Louisville, KY, that is interested in
Siam Porcelain Gaming Tokens. If anyone is interested in contacting him, please contact me
at cowboyfan90009@yahoo.com. - Sharon Bower$$$$ ?ALWAYS BUYING? $$$$PAYING TOP PRICES FOR ALL
U.S. COINSDON?T SELL WITHOUT GETTING OUR OFFER!!!

LARRY HYLTONBROWNSBURG, IN
ANA, ISNA-LM, CSNS-LM(317) 852-8458

Trivia:What was a Celator?
Answer is at the bottom of the treasurer 's report.

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Au gu st 19, 2019 - 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. The meeting was held at theKnights of Columbus Hall, 2100 E. 71st., Indianapolis, Indiana. The attendance prize
was announced, a 1960 PF65 Quarter donated by Jim Sukup.
The Secr et ar y 's r epor t for July 2019 was accepted as published in the Planchet. TheTr easu r er 's r epor t for July 2019 was accepted as published in the Planchet.
Visit or s - We had 3 visitors.
Old Bu sin ess ? None.
Repor t s of Com m it t ees ? None.
New Bu sin ess - September 2019 is the club?s Exhibit Night. Also, candidates for our
Board of Directors for the ensuing year will be announced at the October meeting.
Several persons talked about their experience attending the ANA ?World?s Fair ofMoney? that was held in Chicago.
Nu m ism at ic f in ds: Andy, our V.P., found a 1903 ?O? Barber Half Dollar in going
through rolls of half dollars. Jeff Berkowitz talked about a 2000 Sacagawea Dollar that
had her eyes drilled out.
Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am ? Tonight the club heard from Andy Nahrwold. The title of his
presentation was ?Coins Collecting to the Fullest.? He described various types of coinssuch as Full Bell Lines in Franklin Halves; Full Headed Standing Liberty Quarters; FullBand Mercury Dimes; Full Torch Roosevelt Dimes; and Fell Steps in Jefferson Nickels. Itwas very informative.
The At t en dan ce Dr aw in g was won by Don Bear d and the 50/50 Drawing was won by
Don Wr ay, again .
Au ct ion - Mark Eberhardt ran the auction with help by several members. There were15 sheets with lots from 6 different members.
The meeting was Adjou r n ed.
Respectfully submitted,Gary Selig

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In dian apolis Coin Clu b
2019 M eet in g Dat es & Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am sJanuary 21, 2019 - ?Numismatic Literature?- by Eric L. Lindseth* Prize sponsor: Christopher Bower
February 18, 2019 - ?The Perth Mint Lunar Series? - by Greg Gordon* Prize sponsor: I.C.C.
March 18, 2019 - ?British Provincial Tokens?- by Christopher Bower* Prize sponsor: Jim Sukup
April 15, 2019 - 'Joan Clark Murray: Breaking the Code of Scottish Groats' by Louise Boling* Prize sponsor: Louise BolingMay 20, 2019 - 'The British Sovereign and its Wannabes' - by Donn Wray
* Prize sponsor: Donn Wray
June 17, 2019 - 'Coins of Mary, Queen of Scots' - by Paul Vaughn* Prize sponsor: Paul Vaughn
July 15, 2019 - 'Coins with Stories.' - by Brad Karoleff* Prize sponsor: T. B. A.
August 19, 2019 - 'Coin Collecting to the Fullest' - by Andy Nahrwold* Prize sponsor: Andy Nahrwold
September 19, 2018 - Exhibit Night* Prize sponsor: I. C. C.
October 21, 2019 -T. B. A. - 'Cleaning/Conservation' by Matt Dinger* Prize sponsor: T. B. A.
November 18, 2019 - ?Annual State of the Hobby Address?-by Mark Eberhardt* Prize sponsor: I.C.C.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 ? NO MEETING - I.C.C. Holiday Banquet* For 2019 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 easu r er ?s Repor t 2019
RECEIPTS:
Dues - Regular @ $20.00 ea.
Dues - Junior @ $5.00 ea.
Advertising - Planchet @ $35.00 ea.
Fifty/Fifty Drawing:Au gu st 2019$20.00$50.00Donations / Auction Lot Sales:
ICC Library Book Sold (est):
Auction Lots Sheets @ $1.00 per Sheet:
Newsletter Postage Fee:

$15.00

Sale of Medals
TOTAL RECEIPTS:$85.00Au gu st 2019DISBURSEMENTS:
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

Website Maintenance:
Newsletter:- Printing/Supplies:- Postage:
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:$400.00

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW:($315.00)

ICC CHECKBOOK:
Balance:Au gu st 2019
$3827.44

Trivia Answer: A die-cutter in ancient times
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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 2019 In dian apolis Coin Clu b
Of f icer s an d Boar d M em ber s:President
Jim Sukup
Vice-President
Andy Nahrwold
Secretary
Vinton Dove
TreasurerMark Eberhardt
Newsletter Editor
Christopher Bower
Past President
Michael White
Sgt-at-Arms
Jim Warden
Board Member 2018-2019
Gerald Coraz
Board Member 2018-2019
Paul Vaughn
Board Member 2018-2019
Jim Roehrdanz
Board Member 2019-2020
Donn Wray
Board Member 2019-2020
Jeff Bercovitz
Board Member 2019-2020
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