Indianapolis Coin Club
A.N.A. C-131170 - C.S.N.S L-600 - I.S.N.A. LM 243
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 30103, Indianapolis, IN 46230 Fax: 257-2220

June
2002

The Indianapolis Coin Club is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1939 for the purpose of educating people of all ages in the greater Indianapolis community about the coins theypresently own or may wish to collect. We hold eleven monthly meetings each year (presently at the Marion County Library Service Center at 24th and Meridian Streets) during which variousprograms of an educational nature are held for the benefit of our membership and the general public. All meetings are open to the public and there is no charge for attendance unless a person
wishes to become a member of the club. Adult annual dues are $12.00 per year, junior membership dues are $5.00 per year.

THE MONTHLY PLANCHETICC to Meet at New Digs
Beginning in July, ourclub will have a newhome. The Fireman’sUnion Hall, at 748
Massachusetts Ave.,
has graciously offered
to host our meetings atno cost to the ICC. Thisis a rare thing in thisday and age, and weshould express ourthanks to them fortheir generosity.

contact one of ourboard members withthis information.
Let’s make a goodeffort to practice goodhousekeeping at ournew home, so that wewill remain a welcome
guest for many years
to come. If we make ita team effort at theend of every meeting,it will be easy.

In this new meeting
space, we will haveaccess to a kitchen anda generous meetingroom. If we needa u d i o - v i s u a lequipment, however,
we are on our own. If
anyone knows of any
sources that are willing
to loan out this type ofequipment when we
have a need, please

WASHINGTON, THE FATHER
By Liz Taylor

This Sunday is Father'sDay, and the father ofour country was a . . .
Dad, and a good one
at that!

States. He may evenhave been one of therichest and most successful plantation
owners in Virginia.

George Washington
may have been one of
the greatest presidents in the United

He was married in thewinter of 1759 toMartha Dandridge, awealthy widow a few

months older thanGeorge.
Although their marriage was not a romantic love match, they
were both quite happy
and very fond of eachContinued on page 5

Our next meetings are scheduled for TUESDAY, June 25, at the Library Services Center (24thand Meridian), and Monday, July 22, at 7:00 PM at the Fireman’s Union Hall Building, 748
Massachusetts Ave. at College Ave., Indianapolis. Parking is available in the lot west ofthe building and on the streets north and south of the building.
Officers:
President: Jim Luckey
Acting Vice President: Jim
Roehrdanz
Secretary: Allen Dove
Treasurer: John Phillips
Sergeant-at-Arms: Jim Warden
Past President: Vinton Dove

Directors:Karl KreckLawrence Wisthoff
Donald BlackCoz Raimondi

InsideThisIssue:

President’s Report
Secretary’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Puzzle Page
Kid’s Page
Other Newsvisit our website at: www.indianapoliscoinclub.org
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From Our
President
From the Prez,
As of July, we will be in new meeting
facilities at the Fireman's Union Hallat 748 Massachusetts, which is at thecorner of College Ave. Parking is available in the lot west of the building
and on the streets north and south ofthe building. I think you will like theplace. The June meeting is still at thepresent facility, on the 24th, at theLibrary Services Center, 24th St. andN. Meridian St.

EXPENDITURES
Newsletter Printing
Total Expenses$31.41$31.41Net Expenses$31.41

Balance in Checking as of 6-1-02 $3049.43
Note: Last month’s meeting income was not deposited during
the month of May. It will show up on next month’s report.
Thank you for your patience.

DocGerthwill bepresenting theshowcase at this month’s
meeting. It will be
about our nation’s
100th birthday.

The meeting time remains the same,at 7 PM, with dealer tables availableat 6:30 PM. We are back to the 4th
Monday of each month, starting inJuly. Hopefully, this will bring backsome of our members and dealers. InJuly, our board will be discussing theagenda for the remainder of 2002.
Jim

Secretary’sReport
ICC Meeting Minutes for 5/28/02
The meeting was called to order by our pastpresident, Vinton Dove. The total attendance
was 24.
The Secretary’s and Treasurer’s reports wereread.
Dr. Gerth discussed the Central States CoinShow.

The featured presentation was a video about
master sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser. The video
came from the ANA and was ordered and reserved by our Newsletter Editor, Gail Phillips.
Gail announced that the winner in the crossword puzzle challenge was Allen Dove. Therewas only one correct entry.
The winner of the 50/50 drawing was Kurt Miller.
Ohio-D quarters were distributed.
As of July 1st, we will no longer be able to meetat the Library Service Center. If anyone has
any suggestions for possible meeting place,please contact our President, Jim Luckey.
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The solution to thismonth’s rebus is a Yiddish
Proverb about our club’sfavorite topic. See if you
can figure it out. There
will be a special prize
from Doc Gerth this month!
Good Luck!

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Coin World Trivia:
1. The Bicentennial half
dollar was released July7, 1975 - where?

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2. A numismatic bibliophile might collect what?
Answers elsewhere in thisissue.

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2.

UMay Puzzle Solution

When and where is The
World’s Fair of Money?
July 31 - August 4,
New York, NY

Allen Dove was the winner of theMay rebus puzzle. He won a dozen
chocolate chip cookies for his efforts.
Way to go, Allen!

3&THE MINT ISSUES THE
FIRST QUARTER DOLLARS
by Bill Jones
If you took a poll of Americans and asked them what's
the most useful coin today. . .
chances are the quarter would
be number one on the list.
Such a large number of oureveryday transactions involve
the quarter, that it would be
hard to imagine the U.S.
economy without it. Yet, in theearly days of the UnitedStates--the quarter almost
went the way of the Britishshilling.

The quarter dollar was part of
the Spanish monetary system.
The Spanish dollar, from whichwe patterned our silver dollar,
was divided into eight parts.
Each part was called a "reale,"or a "bit"--and two bits
equaled a quarter. That's
where we get the slang term,"two bits."
In the early days of the republic, our founding fathers
decided to divide the dollar
into 100 cents. The law makers had little trouble decidingthat the 1, 5, 10 and 50 centpieces were appropriate de-nominations--but a debate
quickly developed over thecoin that would be between
the dime and half-dollar. Manypeople favored a 20" centpiece, or "double dime," because it was more consistent
with the decimal system. Others favored the quarter because the Spanish "two bit"coin was already circulating
widely in the United States.

*ICC Exhibit Night – Monday, July 22nd *Every member is invited toexhibit their numismatic items– coins, currency, medals, etc.,
at the 2002 Exhibit Night.

This year, there will be two divisions (you can enter both) –U.S. and non-U.S. or World.
You should prepare an informative, educational exhibit
This debate was one rea- that is attractive and factual
son why the Mint issued so few based upon your personal requarters in the early years. search and knowledge.
The first 25 cent pieces wereissued more than three years Cases will be available – youafter the Mint first began pro- will need to let Coz know if you
ducing other coins. The Mint need a case for that evening.
made only a little more than Cases are not required.
6,000 quarters in 1796--andafter that, it didn't produce Awards will be for 1st, 2nd,
another quarter for eight and 3rd in U.S., and 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd in non-U.S. All enyears.
trants will receive a particiToday, only a few hundred pants’ award, and, time per1796 quarters survive--and mitting, you can show and tellwhen one is available, the about your project that night.
competition among collectors The club members vote for theis fierce. The 1796 quarter “peoples’ choice” award.
may not have been worth its
weight in gold when it was first We have had between 15 andmade--but it often sells today 20 entries in past years. Thisyear, we would like at least 25
for the price of a new car!
entries. If you have never“Money Talks” is produced and under- done this before, now is yourwritten by the American Numismatic As- chance. You will learn moresociation, in Colorado Springs, America’s
about your coins and sharecoin club for over a century. For information about educational seminars on your interests with others
coin collecting and grading, call 1-800- through your exhibit.
367- 9723 and request a brochure. This
article reprinted with the expressed andwritten consent of the ANA.

Mark your calendar for Monday, July 22nd.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
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Continued from page 1other's company. Martha's twochildren were more importantto Washington than all herwealth. He was a wealthy man
in his own right, but he waschildless. Her six-year-old son
was named John, but everyone called him Jacky. AndPatsy was the nickname given
to her four year old daughter,Martha.
Washington lavished his two
stepchildren with great affection and care.
They enjoyed many special
events over the years. George
liked to do everything in a
grand way and insisted on thebest clothes imported fromLondon.

Here is a map showing the location of our newmeeting place, effective July 1.
MOST silver dime did not have an axe
surrounded by a newlyCOIN chopped tree. It featured aAMERICA’S
George worried a great deal SYMBOLIC
over Jacky's unruly behavior.
Today, little Jacky's behavior
would be considered typical fora mischievous boy, but backin colonial days when children
were to be seen and not heard,
it was quite a problem.
George was overcome withgrief when sweet Patsy diedjust before the Revolution.
Jacky died during the war,leaving four grandchildren.
Washington adopted two ofthem, a boy and a girl, andeven signed his letters to theboy as "your papa."“Money Talks” is produced and underwritten by the American Numismatic Association, in Colorado Springs, America’s
coin club for over a century. For information about educational seminars on
coin collecting and grading, call 1-800367- 9723 and request a brochure. This
article reprinted with the expressed andwritten consent of the ANA.

by Charles Surasky

The year was 1916, and thedesign for America’s new tencent coin wasn’t at all whatmost Americans thought it tobe. Artist Adolph Weinman had
just won a competition to design the new U.S. dime. The
front, or obverse, side of the
new coin featured Miss
Liberty’s head, wearing awinged cap. Weinman chosethe cap and wings to symbolize freedom of thought. Many
Americans mistakenly believed the allegorical figure
was the ancient god Mercury.
But according to mythology, it
was actually Mercury’s feetthat had wings, not his head .
. . and this is how the confusion began. Also, contrary to
public belief, the back of the5Roman symbol of unity andstrength, along with an olive
branch. This was the artist’s
way of telling the world—muchof which was at war—thatAmerica was as prepared forwar as it was for peace. The“Winged Liberty Head” erroneously came to be known as the“Mercury dime.” It was issued
from 1916 to 1945—with therarest coin of the series struckat the Denver Mint in 1916.
Only a quarter of a million
dimes were made that year.
Hundreds of millions of “Mercury” dimes were later melted
down, when the value of thecoin’s silver rose above ten
cents. These beautiful coins
are rarely seen in change toContinued on page 7KierCorns'dExcerpt from the June 2002
issue of The Numismatist -Kids! You Could Be aNumismatist and Not
Even Know It!
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6Upcoming Coin Shows:
June 22 - Pentwater, MIMI. Pentwater VFW, 8440 N. U.S. Hwy. 31, Ludington Coin Club
Coin & Stamp Show. Bourse Chairman Richard Heglund, POB 31051, Ludington, MI
49431-6051; telephone 231/757-9238.
July 27 - Pekin, IL.
IL Miller Center, 551 S. 14th St. (1/2 block N. of Pekin Memorial Hospital,
across from Pekin Park Lagoon). Tazewell Numismatic Society 8th Summer Coin Show.
TNS, POB 696, Pekin, IL 61555-0696; telephone Dale Freidinger, 309/353-6178.
July 28 - Springfield, ILIL. Northfield Center, 3210 Northfield Dr. Central Illinois Numismatic
Association Annual Summer Coin Show. John Corcoran, 1601 Maureen Ct., Springfield, IL62702; telephone 217/698-8326; E-mail jtc1963@netzero.net.
August 25 - Terre Haute, IN.
IN Hulman Center, 200 N. 8th St. Wabash Valley Coin &Currency Show conducted by the Wabash Valley Coin Club. Marvin Mericle, POB 3, Terre
Haute, IN 47808; telephone 812/898-1260.

Coin World Trivia Answers: The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. 2. Numismatic Literature.

Your advertisement orbusiness card could go
here! Contact the clubsecretary for details!

This month’s educational program will be presented by Jim Roehrdanz.
The topic will be Washington Quarters.
Don’t miss it!
Continued from page 5
day—but inexpensive examples are available,
starting at less than a dollar. America’s “Winged Liberty Head” dime was borna misunderstood child. Inthe end, the Mint withdrew
the coins from circulationand melted them into obscurity.
“Money Talks” is produced and underwritten by the American Numismatic Association, in Colorado Springs, America’s
coin club for over a century. For information about educational seminars on
coin collecting and grading, call 1-800367- 9723 and request a brochure. This
article reprinted with the expressed andwritten consent of the ANA.

7Pencil inAugust 31 as apossibility for ourSummer
Social!