A Publication of the Indianapolis Coin ClubIssue # 462

THEPLANCHETNewsletter

June 2005

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

The June and July Meetings of the Indianapolis
Coin Club will be held the fourth Monday at theLawrence Library at 7898 Hague Road in 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 June 27, 2005!

ICC Celebrates with its Summer Social!!!
The Indianapolis Coin Club celebrated its Summer
Social June 5th at Hummel Park in Plainfield. Theweather was beautiful with a wonderful breeze present.
There was PLENTY of food and great fun had by allthat attended! There were coin discussions going on
along with summer vacationplans among the members.
Many of the members
brought along their wives.
A special thank you toCharles Alber (and Ruth) for
all of their hard work in organizing this day!

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The 2005 Indianapolis Coin Club
Officers and Board Members
President
Vinton Dove
Vice-President
Mark Eberhardt
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 2004-2005
Board Member 2004-2005
Board Member 2004-2005

Jim Luckey
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.

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Table of Contents
Summer Social-CoverAdvertisers-

Page 2If I were a coin-

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Announcements-Pages 4 & 5

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If I Were a Coin
By Amanda Rondot Junior Member of Fort Wayne Coin ClubIf I were a coin, then what would I be?
Where would I go, and whom would I see?
What would I be made of, copper, silver, gold?
Would I be more recent of very, very old?
Would I be a drachma from the ancient Greeks,High relief outstanding, beautiful and sleek,
Held by the kings and in the merchants’ touch,With the lure of rare beasts, mythology and such?
Or would I be a cash coin, minted in the East?
Without me there is famine, but with me a feast.
I may not be the prettiest, with very little art,
But I serve my purpose, both functional and smart.
Perhaps I’d be a denarius, freshly made for Rome,
Passed from hand to hand, across the realm I roam.
With the emperor’s portrait, his mottos, and all,I bear the news from place to place, at every portof call.
Or would I come from Lydia, the earliest to be?
A lump of metal with a punch, I am not much tosee.
But as the first one of my kind, I herald things tocome.
I will come to rule the state, the region and thensome.
Would I be an English coin, from the days of yore,
Reminiscent of the bogs and misty days on moors?
I date before Will Shakespeare’s time (isn’t that ashame),
Within my lifetime I have seen great kings andqueens of fame.

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Though all these coins are worthy, wonderful andgrand,
Still they are somewhat hard to understand.
Maybe it’s the time gap, a silly thought, I know,
Perhaps it’s the distance-that’s quite a ways to go!
So perchance I’d be a doubloon, or a brand newpiece of eight.
As the workhorse of the world, I sail to meet myfate.
Tossed upon the stormy seas, will my ship go
down?
I will reign in the New World, provided I don’tdrown.
But still something’s missing, still something’ssour.
Though I’d love to see the world and wield
mighty power,
Destined I am sure I’m not, for something near asfine.
To stay near home and work my days-this modest
lot, ‘tis mine.
But that’s not to say I’m average, so please don’t
get me wrong,
It is still a regal line, the series to which I belong.
Though this is true of most all coins, no matter
what they are,I still feel that as a coins, I rank above the par.
So I think I’d be a gold coin, an eagle I suppose.
All day long I’d stretch my wings to fly where noone knows.
When nightfall came I’d furl my wings and settle
down to rest,
Knowing that in spreading beauty, I had done myvery best.

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Treasurer’s Report
May 2005*Nothing submitted again thismonth by Treasurer

Letter from theEditor:
If anyone has an article thatthey have written, please email orsend it to me, I will be happy to
put it in the monthly Planchet.
The deadline is the 10th of eachmonth for items in this newsletter.

Secretary’s Report
May 23, 2005

*Nothing submitted again thismonth by SecretaryI will be unavailable during themonth of July. If you have anything for the newsletter, please let
Allen Dove know. He will be doing the July edition while I am onvacation.
Thank you to everyone who hasgiven me articles, I really appreciate it! I look forward to seeing
everyone in August!
Amy Eberhardt
Editor

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New location for
ICC meetings inJune and JulyThe Indianapolis Coin Club will be meetingat the Lawrence Library Branch for the Juneand July meetings. The dates for the meetings are: June 27th and July 25th. We willmeet at the Nora Library again with the August meeting.
The map below should help you to findyour way. If you need further information,please call the Library at: (317) 269-1884.
We look forward to seeing everyone in thisnew location for two months only.

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EDUCATIONALPROGRAM FOR JUNE:

Grading Mercury
DimesbyVinton Dove

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