A Publication of the Indianapolis Coin Club

Issue 477

Newsletter

November 2006

Membership numbers: ANA C-131170, CSNS L-600, ISNA LM 243

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The Meetings of the Indianapolis Coin Club are held the fourth Monday of eachmonth at the Nora Library at 8625 Guilford Avenuein Indianapolis, Indiana. The Meetings consist of abusiness session, an intermission, educational program, and a numismatic auction. Doors open at
6:00pm, meeting will begin at 7:00pm.

The next meeting will be
Monday,November 27, 2006!
Thank You!
The Indianapolis Coin Club’s table at the Indiana State NumismaticShow was a huge success! We need to thank all of the club members whovolunteered their time: Jim Fuson, Karl Kreck, Jim Luckey, Bob Bettcher,Rolland Kontak, Jim Held, Bill Schutt, Tom Ferverda, Dave Daniell, JoeFilipczak, Richard Kinnett, and Jim Goaziou. We also want to thankthose people who donated items for our more than 200 “goody bags” thatwere handed out - including, Air-trol for water bottles, Wal-Mart for
Chap Stick, First National Bank and Trust for pens, fly swatters, bags,brochures and the United States Mint for pencils, bookmarks, fliers, andpenny planchets. There were also pens and candy purchased by the clubto help fill those bags. THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE FOR HELPING MAKE THIS A SUCCESS!

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The 2006 Indianapolis Coin ClubOfficers and Board Members
President
Mark Eberhardt
Vice-President
Jim Roehrdanz
Secretary
Jim Goaziou
Treasurer
Karl Kreck
EditorAmy Eberhardt(fubacoin@aol.com) ph. (317) 837-5682
Past President
Sgt-at-Arms
Board Member 2005-2006
Board Member 2005-2006
Board Member 2005-2006
Board Member 2006-2007
Board Member 2006-2007
Board Member 2006-2007

Vinton Dove
Jim Warden
Dave Reid
Donald Black
Allen Dove
Jim Fuson
Cos RaimondiCharles Alber

The Monthly Planchet is the official publication of theIndianapolis Coin Club. It is published monthly in Indianapolis,
Indiana. All inquiries should be sent to ICC, P.O. Box 2897,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46206.

Table of ContentsThank You-

CoverAdvertisers-

Page 2New Orleans Mint-

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Treasurer’s Report-

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Secretary’s Report-

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Ed. Prog. for Nov.

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Dues Notice-

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The New Orleans Mint
By Amanda Rondot

The branch mint at New Orleans, LA was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1835 for thecoinage of both silver and gold coins. The mints at Charlotte, NC and Dahlonega, GA were authorized by the same act, though they were established to mint only gold coinage. This act also
placed the supervision of the branch mints under the Director of the Mint in Philadelphia and extended to the branch mints “the laws governing the Mint of the United States.”
President Andrew Jackson supported the establishment of this mint in order to help with economic development in the West. New Orleans was chosen for the location, since a large amount ofmetal for coinage was imported through the port. In June of 1835, the city of New Orleans deeded
property on the Mississippi River to the United States for the mint.
The mint building was designed by William Strickland in a Greek Revival style. Unfortunately,
Strickland never went to New Orleans throughout the course of planning and construction. This
resulted in structural problems with the building, because the foundation was not the type required
for the local soil. The foundation was laid in 1835. Minting operations began in 1838, though thebuilding was not yet complete. That year, only dimes were minted at New Orleans. The originalmachinery was hand operated. It was not until 1845 that steam presses were used at New Orleans.
In 1854, P.G.T. Beauregard was hired to fireproof the building and add structural supports. OnJanuary 31, 1861 the state of Louisiana took control of the mint. From March 31 to May 31, minting operations continued under the control of the Confederate States of America. Operations
ceased when bullion for minting the coins ran out. Estimates place the amount of bullion coinedby the Confederacy at over $200,000. After coinage ended, the mint was used to house Confederate troops.
The Union captured New Orleans in 1862 and regained possession of the mint. Much of the machinery had been damaged in the war, requiring extensive repairs before operations could resume.
The New Orleans Mint was reopened in 1876 as an assay office. Coinage was resumed in 1879
and continued until 1909, when officials decided that the Denver and San Francisco Mints could
sufficiently handle demand for coinage. Throughout its years of operation, this mint produced
gold dollars, quarter eagles, half eagles, eagles, and double eagles. Silver dollars, half dollars,quarters, dimes, and silver three-cent pieces were also coined.
The building again served as an assay office from 1909 to 1919. After that, the Veterans Bureau
was granted use of portions of the building. Other uses of the building included a federal detention
center and a coast guard receiving station. The building was closed for good in 1942. In 1966, thefederal government transferred control of the New Orleans Mint building to the state of Louisiana.
Restoration of the building did not begin until 1977, due to troubles with funding. Currently, theold New Orleans Mint building serves as a museum, housing both the Louisiana Historical Centerand the Amistad Research Center.
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Treasurer’s Report
October 2006
INCOME:50/50$ 31.50
19 Memberships $228.00
3 Jr. Memberships $ 15.00
Sale of left over Quarters $ 1.00
$275.50
EXPENSES:
Newsletter Printing, Paper& Ink Cartridges
Newsletter Postage
ND-D Quarters

September Checkbook Balance
October Checkbook Balance
ICC Balance$ 71.62$ 19.50$ 12.50$103.62$2,358.67$2,530.55$17,255.27

Respectfully Submitted,Karl KreckSecretary’s Report
October 23, 2006
The October meeting wascalled to order by President MarkEberhardt. No visitors were present to be introduced.
The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s Reports wereread and accepted.
Old Business: The President called for the reading of the Nominating Committee’s slate of Officers for the 2007 calendar year. Committee member, Vinton Dove, read the following list of nominated candidates: President - Mark Eberhardt,
Vice President - Jim Roehrdanz, Secretary None, Treasurer- Karl Kreck, Sgt-at-Arms - Jim
Warden, Editor- none, Director 2007-2008 (3open positions) Dave Reid, Bob Bettcher, andJames Held.

President Eberhardt announced that volunteers
had filled the time slots for manning the ICC table
at the ISNA show. He again called for the members to solicit items which could be included in thebags to be handed out at the show. Board Member
Cos Raimondi volunteered to bring a television forthe club to place on the show table so that coin related videos could be played during show hours forthe benefit of collectors attending the show.
Mark then made a plea for the club to try to sign
up more new members. He said that in a city thesize of Indianapolis, we should have a total membership of at least 150 members. He also cautioned the members to exercise security measures
at home to guard against burglaries. It was thenannounced that Past President Vinton Dove would
be taking dues during the break.
Mark said that he had heard rumors that the US
Mint was considering the sale of unsold mint products from previous years after the Statehood Quarter Program ended. That would be in 2009. Therumor was that the items would be sold at the original offering price.
ISNA Vice President Cos Raimondi announced
that all tables for the ISNA Coin Show had beensold. The show will be open to the public on Nov.
3rd 10am-6pm and Nov. 4th 10am-5pm. The clubthen took a 10 minute break.
After the break, club member Doc Gerth gave
the educational program, speaking on buildings ofthe United States Mint. He described and spokeon the history of several mint buildings, including
the one in the Phillipines. It used the mint mark“M” which stood for Manilla.
Late arriving visitors Hunter Bagwell and hissons were introduced. He had several complimentary remarks about a presentation which Tom Ferverda and Vinton Dove made to his son’s Cub
Scout group, and said his younger son would needa presentation for his group. He was assured thatTom and Vinton were available.
Another excellent auction was then run by President Eberhardt and the club adjourned at 8:35pm.
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November Educational Program
Presented by Jim Fuson and Bob Bettcher“The Advantage of Collecting Uncirculated and Circulated Coin Sets”
Uncirculated Sets: Indian Head Cents, Morgan Silver Dollars, Peace Silver Dollars, MercuryDimes, Roosevelt Dimes, and Washington Quarters.
Circulated Sets: Lincoln Cents, Indian Head Cents, Jefferson Nickels, Buffalo Nickels, Mercury
Dimes, Roosevelt Dimes, Washington Quarters, Franklin Half Dollars, and Walker Half Dollars.

The Indianapolis Coin Club would liketo wish everyone Happy Holidays andmay 2007 be a wonderful year!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ICC WITH YOURDUESYour Name_______________________________________________________________Your Address ____________________________________________________________
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