T he P lanchet- I . C. C. SEPTEMBER 2018

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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 17th, 2018
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
Tonight is Exhibit Night! I am looking forward to enjoying the exhibits that ourmembers will be putting on display and talking about this evening. Our Exhibit Night
Committee will explain the procedures for tonight's educational presentation and thevoting for the best exhibit. If you have not yet put yours together when you receive
this newsletter, there is still (limited!) time to do so. Be sure to vote for the bestexhibit even if you do not have one at tonight's meeting.
To allow our members more time to examine the exhibits, please note that tonight
the Club is limiting the auction sheets to one per person. Unlimited sheets will
resume at our next meeting in October.
Remember that tonight will be one of your last chances to nominate someone(including yourself) for the slate of officer candidates for next year. You will have up
until our October meeting to present names to the Nomination Committee (Vinton
Dove, Jim Sukup, and Michael White) to be considered. The slate of candidates will bepresented at our October meeting, and the election of officers will be conducted inNovember. NOW is the time to become more involved with the Club to ensure that itcontinues a successful path into the future.
Next month I will include a questionnaire in The Planchet that will ask your opinion ona variety of topics regarding the Club. Questionnaires will also be available at theOctober meeting. It is very important to get your feedback regarding your thoughts
and feelings about the Club. All compiled data will be anonymous. Results will bepresented at our November meeting. Please take some time to complete thequestionnaire before November 's meeting if at all possible.
I look forward to seeing you at tonight's meeting along with the exhibits that will beon display! Be sure to try to bring along a friend, spouse, relative, or neighbor totonight's meeting.

JimSukup,President
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INDIANAPOLISCOINCLUBEDUCATIONALPROGRAM
This month?s Educational Program will be:

Exhibit Night
Next Month?s Meeting Date & Program:
Monday, September 17th, 2018, at 7 pm.
T.B.A.
byHarvey Warner

As hopefully all of our members know, the ICC has a library that is free to use for it's members. I am
sending a copy of the current list of available books with each issue. 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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PREPARING A WINNING EXHIBIT
By John Eshbach
John Eshbach, a professional numismatist for more than 50 years, passed away on Dec. 4, 2011. Amember of the ANA and the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists, he was a national figure in thefield of numismatic exhibiting. His two-part article on how to prepare a winning exhibit has been incirculation for a number of years. This article can also be downloaded as a PDF.
The following is a guide for developing exhibits for display at numismatic conventions. It is notintended to be a rigid format for exhibit building, but rather, an outline of the steps required indeveloping an intelligent educational exhibit for viewing by the general public.
The format of this guide follows the official American Numismatic Association exhibit/judging rules
as developed by the American Numismatic Association Exhibit Committee. Most numismaticorganizations, local, state and regional, use the American Numismatic Association judging rules, or amodified version, for competitive exhibit evaluation. The ANA judging corps uses these rules at theassociation's conventions at selected cities in the United States.
Much of the following information is or was used in a week-long seminar on exhibit development
held at the American Numismatic Association headquarters in Colorado Springs, Co. During theweek of instruction, the students assembled an exhibit from donated materials.
An Idea Is Bor n
The logical starting point of any exhibiting effort is the idea or concept of wanting to exhibit special
items in a collection because of the artistic beauty, rarity or pride of ownership. In many instances,
this starting point is just the beginning of the search for specific information needed to explain anddevelop the exhibit. In most cases, building an exhibit is a learning process for the exhibitor more sothan for the viewer of the exhibit. For a ribbon exhibit (first, second or third place award), homework
in researching the numismatic material is necessary and most important. A few words of caution
pertaining to the numismatic material included in any exhibit - no material can be exhibited that iscontrary to Federal law.
The standards for evaluation of numismatic exhibits as developed by the American Numismatic
Association are: 1) numismatic information, 2) presentation, 3) completeness, 4) degree of difficulty,5) condition and 6) rarity. Numismatic information is further divided into two parts: numismatic andspecial information. Presentation is sub-divided into three parts: creativity and originality,attractiveness and balance. The remaining elements stand as single criteria.
Th e f ir st it em t o con sider is: Tit le an d Scope - 5 poin t s.
The rating sheet states: The title should be obvious. If necessary, there should be an explanation ofwhat the exhibitor intends to show.
The title must be sufficiently large to be obvious to the viewer and should be placed in the first case.
A reasonable choice of letter size for the title is 1" to 1-1/2". Titles can be easily made with current
computer technology with any number of color combinations, borders, or shading. Plastic lettersand numbers are readily available in 'white only' and easy to read. The letters can be easily spraypainted if it is desirable to add color to the title. The letters can be mounted or glued to poster
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board or any other rigid surface or can lie flat on the background material without any means offixing. One word of caution when working with loose or unattached letters or objects; a bump to thecase can cause them to move out of alignment and affect the attractiveness of the exhibit.
It is important to remember to arrange the exhibit to read from left to right. If several exhibit cases
are required for the exhibit, the same arrangement is preferred, reading from the first case on theleft to the succeeding cases to the right. The title can be repeated in each case if necessary but it is
not desirable to do so because of repetition and poor utilization of exhibit space. A long title canbridge between cases, for example: "A Pedigreed Selection of Gold and Silver Coins from thePhiladelphia and Branch Mints from 1860 to 1873" can flow from case to case or broken into twolines and placed in the first case.
Many exhibitors tend to make the title too small and buried in the text or much too large. Someexhibitors place the title flat in the case; others prefer tilting or raising the title for better viewing.
This is a personal decision.
A statement of purpose or scope is often necessary to establish the boundaries of the exhibit. In
many situations, the exhibit may contain only a few coins of a very large series, for example, the1943 steel cent. These coins are part of the Lincoln series so a statement that the exhibit is only on
the steel cents of 1943 and not the few struck in 1944, etc. The title and statement of scope
establish the contents of the exhibit and the information and numismatic material must correspondto these statements. Some exhibitors include the scope statement as the beginning statement ofthe basic numismatic information segment. It is a personal decision.
Avoid weasel titles, such as, "My Favorite Coins" or "A Collection of Proof Sets" or "The Most
Desirable Lincoln Cents." Be specific and state in the title exactly what the exhibit contains. The
examples above could read: "My Favorite Coins are the Panda Coins of China" or "A Collection ofProof Sets From 1955 to 1964" or "The Lincoln Cents of WW-II."The number of points awarded for the title and scope comprise only 5 points, but it establishes theentire purpose of the exhibit and must be selected accordingly.
Th e n ext it em f or con sider at ion is: Basic n u m ism at ic in f or m at ion - 15 poin t s.
The rating sheet states the numismatic specifications of the exhibited items should be described tothe extent needed by the exhibit's scope to answer the questions of other numismatists. Examples:mint and mintages, composition, dimensions, designer, engraver and variety identifications.
The important part of the above is underlined. The basic information about the numismatic
material, as outlined by the title and scope, must be included somewhere in the exhibit, generally
under or near the numismatic material. This information could include the items listed in theexamples above.
Exhibits of paper money and numismatic literature do not require the same kind of basic
information that is required for coins, tokens medals, etc. In these exhibits signatures, vignettes,
plate engravers, security features, plate number location and census figures are also consideredpart of the basic numismatic information.
There are exceptions when little of the above is necessary. Depending on the title and scope thisinformation would not necessarily be important or included as part of basic numismaticinformation. For example, if the exhibit title is 'The Impact of Ancient Coins On Modern Coin
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Designs" or "Architectural Designs on U. S. Commemorative Coins", most of the criteria discussed
above are not appropriate. Germane to these titles could be the progression of coin designs fromthe ancient to the Middle Ages to modern coinage or styles of building designs associated with thecommemorative issues.
The basic numismatic information segment is worth 15 points and merits an aggressive effort toinclude all the pertinent data to explain the numismatic material as outlined in the title and scope.

This is the first part of a much longer article. For the complete article visit:https://www.money.org/numismatic-events/convention-exhibits/john-r-eshbachspreparing-a-winning-exhibit

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.

Trivia:In what year did New Zealand issue its firstcoins?
Answer is at the bottom of the treasurer 's report.

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Au gu st 18, 2018 - M in u t es of t h e In dian apolis Coin Clu b M eet in g.
Open ? President, Jim Sukup, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 36 people werepresent. We met at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2100 East 71st Street. The door prize wasa 1936-S silver Walking Liberty Half Dollar donated by Joe Boling.
The Secr et ar y ?s r epor t for July was not available.
The Tr easu r er ?s r epor t for July was approved as published in the Planchet.
Visit or s ? Visitors included George Gunderman, who is collecting Peace Dollars, and Mike
Seaman, who is a new collector recommended by Jerry Hupp.
Com m it t ee r epor t s ? For the Nominating Committee, the President reminded the Clubthat the slate of candidates for office would be announced at the October meeting and theelection would be held at the November meeting. He asked if anyone wanted to run foroffice. If they do, just tell the President, Vice President or Secretary.
Old Bu sin ess ? None.
New Bu sin ess ? The ANA show was held in Philadelphia. It was reported that many
counterfeit slabs were found by dealers. Jim Warden reported seeing three 1933 $20 Gold
pieces and one of the 1913 V nickels at the show. The ICC website was hacked, so that thoseviewing the site were taken to a Pharmaceutical website. That hack has been corrected, andour site is again operating correctly. Exhibit night will be next month, September 17, and Jim
urged the members to get a display together to enter. Prizes will be furnished by the Club.
There will be an auction, but the lots will be limited to one auction sheet (5 lots) per person,Kills! George Gunderman said that about 9 years ago, he found a 1955 Double-die Lincoln
cent in change at McDonalds! Joe Boling acquired some counterfeit notes which had theirwatermark turned 90 degrees off center.
Th e Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am ??The Program was ?Banknotes at Twenty Power ? presented by
Joe Boling. The program was typical Joe Boling. It was well planned, well detailed andprofessionally presented, including slides to demonstrate the smallest details.
After the Break, the Attendance Drawing (Door Prize) and the 50/50 Drawing were held.
Au ct ion ?Joe Boling ran the auction. There were about 85 lots. Assisting were Sharon
Bower, Donn Wray, Jim Sukup, Chris Bower and Vinton Dove.
The meeting was Adjou r n ed around 9:00 PM. The next meeting will be September 17.
Respectfully submitted,

Vinton Dove, Secretary
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In dian apolis Coin Clu b
2018 M eet in g Dat es & Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am s
January 15, 2018 - ?Military Challenge Coins?- by Sharon Bower* Prize sponsor: Chris Bower
February 19, 2018 - ?Coins are Where You Find Them ? - by Jim Sukup* Prize sponsor: Jim Sukup
March 19, 2018 - ?Mexican Silver Libertads, Treasure Coin of Mexico?- by Michael White* Prize sponsor: Michael WhiteApril 16, 2018 - 'Obscure Foreign Coins' - by Paul Griffin* Prize sponsor: Paul Griffin
May 21, 2018 - 'Von NotHaus Liberty Dollars' - by Gerald Coraz* Prize sponsor: Gerald Coraz
June 18, 2018 - 'Silver Legend' - by Donn Wray
* Prize sponsor: Donn Wray
July 16, 2018 - 'America's Ugly Duckling Coin' - by Paul Vaughn* Prize sponsor: T. B. A.
August 20, 2018 - 'Banknotes at Twenty Power ' - by Joseph E. Boling* Prize sponsor: Joseph E. Boling
September 17, 2018 - Exhibit Night* Prize sponsor: I. C. C.
October 15, 2018 -T. B. A. - by Harvey Warner* Prize sponsor: T. B. A.
November 11, 2018 - ?Annual State of the Hobby Address?-by Mark Eberhardt* Prize sponsor: Mark Eberhardt
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 ? NO MEETING - I.C.C. Holiday Banquet* For 2018 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 or greater 90%
silver content coin) The I.C.C. Board members and officers as well as several I.C.C. members chose to act as
sponsors and donate 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 maywin!
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 werespect 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 2018
RECEIPTS:
Dues - Regular @ $20.00 ea.
Dues - Junior @ $5.00 ea.
Advertising - Planchet @ $35.00 ea.
Advertising - Special Edition
Fifty/Fifty Drawing:
Donations / Auction Lot Sales:
ICC Library Book Sold (est):
Auction Lots Sheets @ $1.00 per Sheet:
Newsletter Postage Fee:

Au gu st$43.00$19.00

Sale of Medals
TOTAL RECEIPTS:$62.00DISBURSEMENTS:
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:
Website MaintenanceNewsletter:- Printing/Supplies:- Postage:

Au gu stTOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:$100.00

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW:-$38.00

ICC CHECKBOOK:
Balance:Au gu st$3884.98$100.00

Trivia Answer: 1933
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Th e 2018 In dian apolis Coin Clu b
Of f icer s an d Boar d M em ber s:
President
Jim Sukup
Vice-President
Steve Howery
SecretaryVinton Dove
TreasurerMark Eberhardt
Newsletter Editor
Christopher Bower
Past President
Michael White
Sgt-at-ArmsJim Warden
Board Member 2018-2019
Gerald Coraz
Board Member 2018-2019
Paul Vaughn
Board Member 2018-2019
Jim Roehrdanz
Board Member 2017-2018
Donn Wray
Board Member 2017-2018
Jeff Bercovitz
Board Member 2017-2018
Andy Nahrwold

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