T he P lanchet- I . C. C. FEBRUARY 2022

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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 Januar y 21st, 2022
Monthly meetings of the Indianapolis Coin Club are held the third Monday of each month at
the Northside Events and Social Club 2100 E. 71st Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Meetings consist of a business session, educational program, an intermission, and anumismatic auction.
Doors open at 6:00 pm, meeting will begin at 7:00 pm.
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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

Th is M on t h s Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am Will Be:
January 21st, 2022
Meeting start time: 7:00 PM

In f lat ion as Illu st r at ed by
Weim er Ger m an y
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A Few Words From Your Pr esident
by Sharon Bower
February already, hard to believe it feels like this month is flying by. Thank you to themembers who submitted recommendations to improve the club. The board is looking
at all recommendations. Just a friendly reminder that annual membership dues
remain $20 per person. Club Secretary Gary Selig will be available to take your dues if
you need to pay for 2022.

Sh ar on Bow er
Clu b Pr esiden t

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.

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Th e In t er est in g Hist or y of War t im e
Cou n t er f eit in g
by Todd Neik ir k

There has never been a time in history when war wasn?t costly. Of course, it?s costly interms of death and destruction, but it?s also enormously expensive to feed and clothe
troops, keep them outfitted with the latest weaponry and, in modern times, topurchase the latest tanks and planes.
Counterfeiting has been observed in almost all battles in American history. The fakemoney, however hasn?t shown up because of the general costs of things. The
counterfeiting operations have been more of a ploy to disrupt the enemy?s economyof spirit.

Th e Br it ish Ar m y an d ?sh ovin g?
When the American Revolution began, the colonists knew they needed to fund theeffort. In order to do so, the Continental Congress commissioned a new currency.
Paul Revere was one of the people charged with printing the cash. The British Army,still curious about what kind of fight the colonists could put up, saw a way to disrupt
the Americans without risking a battle. Two Tory loyalists living in the states, David
Farnsworth and John Blair, were tasked with counterfeiting the money.

What Blair and Farnsworth were doing was called ?shoving.? The practice involved
flooding the market with fake bills to undermine the colonist?s faith in the currency.
However, it didn?t take long for the two men to be captured. When arrested, they had$10,000 in fake money.
The men were convicted of ?being found about the Encampment of the Armies of The
United-States as Spies and having a large sum of counterfeit Money about themwhich they brought from New-York,? and hanged in November 1778.
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Sam an d h is Sou t h er n bu ck s
Sam Upham was a Philadelphia entrepreneur who decided to make some money by
selling copies of Confederate $5.00 bills during the American Civil War. Upham
intended no malice. In fact, he was pretty transparent about what he was doing.
The fake bills were actually of a much higher quality than the Confederacy?s actual
currency, and he was so proud of his phoney notes that he put his name and addresson the bills. He sold them for a penny each, as a ?memento of the rebellion.?
Southern troops, though, tried to take advantage of the bills. Some bought up sheets
and used them throughout the war to buy supplies. As a result, the Confederacy
placed a $10,000 bounty on Upham?s head. The Union Army eventually stepped inand put a stop to Upham?s counterfeiting, as the North was worried the Confederacy
would retaliate by creating their own fake currency and crashing their wartime
economy.

Th e Ger m an cou n t er f eit in g sch em e
As the tides started to turn in World War II, the Germans hoped to counteract Allied
success by crashing the British economy. They planned to do so with fake British
notes. The scheme?s name? Operation Bernhard. To make things even worse, theyused concentration camp prisoners to create the fake money.
Bills in the following denominations were made: £5.00, £10.00, £ 20.00 and £50.00. By
the end, nine million bills were printed, totaling an estimated £134 million (totals varydepending on the source).
The Germans originally planned on getting the bills into Europe by dropping themfrom Luftwaffe bombers. Instead, they used agents to spread the bills throughout
British banks. They also hoped to expand their plan to include $100.00 American bills
as well, but they had already lost the war before getting started on that form of
currency.

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As the camps were liberated, the Germans planned on killing the prisoners forced
into becoming forgers. The Allied forces, however, were able to rescue them before
that could happen. A 2007 Austrian film,The Counterfeiters, was made about theoperation.

Saddam Hu ssein an d Oper at ion Deser t St or m
The US got into the counterfeiting business during Operation Desert Storm. The
intention, though, was not to undermine the Iraqi economy, but to convince thenation?s soldiers they were fighting a pointless war. The fake Iraqi Dinar notes were aform of propaganda. They had phrases on them meant to break the spirit of the
opposing soldiers, like, ?Saddam lives in luxury while you and your family starve.?
Other notes had instructions about how soldiers could surrender to the Americancoalition and where to find water, food and medicine. The bills were dropped fromplanes, and the decision to have them look like bills rather than leaflets was a
strategic one; it was much more likely that Iraqi soldiers would pick up paper thatlooked like money.
for the complete article visit:https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/wartime-counterfeiting.html

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Approved ICC 2022 Budget
RECEIPTS:
Dues - Regular @ $20.00 ea. $ 1,100.00 Assumes 55 members
Dues - Junior @ $5.00 ea. $ 25.00 Assumes 5 junior members
Advertising - Planchet @ $35.00 ea. $ 175.00
Regular Fifty/Fifty Drawing: $ 400.00
Donations Auction Lot Sales: $ 25.00 Auction Lots Sheets @ $1.00 per Sheet: $ 100.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS: $ 1,825.00
DISBURSEMENTS:
Insurance - Liability: $ 300.00
Insurance - Treasurer 's Bond: $ 100.00
Secretaries/Treasurers Postage: $ 60.00
K of C Meeting Room Rent: $ 1,100.00
Website Maintenance: $ 200.00
Exhibitors Nights Prizes: $ 250.00
Door Prizes (11 Months) $ Speaker Meals (11 Months) $ 40.00
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS: $ 2,050.00

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW: $ (225.00)

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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Un it ed St at es M in t Accept in g Or der s f or
Negr o Leagu es Baseball Com m em or at ive Coin
Pr ogr am on Jan u ar y 6
WASHINGTON ? The United States Mint (Mint) will open sales for the 2022 Negro Leagues
Baseball Commemorative Coin Program on January 6 at noon EST. This programcommemorates the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, aprofessional baseball league formed in response to African American players being banned
from baseball?s major leagues. Public Law 116-209 directs the United States Mint (Mint) to
produce $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as part of the program.
Product options, pricing, and order limits are below. Click on each product option to set up a
REMIND ME alert.
The Jackie Robinson Congressional Gold Medal produced by the Mint in 2003 in accordance
withPublic Law 108-101, which honored Robinson as a baseball great, civil rights leader, andpolitical activist. The Coin and Medal Set will be limited to 15,000 units, and will be available
to order during a 30-day window.
The Silver Dollar with Privy Mark features a privy mark on the
obverse of the coin, commemorating the 100th anniversary of
Negro Leagues Baseball in 2020. This product will be limited to
20,000 units, and will be available to order during a 30-day
window.
?Just as this game connects families and communities, every
day, across the Nation, the Mint connects Americans throughcoins,? said United States Mint Deputy Director Ventris C.
Gibson. ?It is now our great privilege to connect America to theextraordinary legacy of Negro Leagues Baseball.?
The Mint set pricing for the gold product options according to
its Pricing of Numismatic Gold, Commemorative Gold, and Platinum Products table, available
here. Introductory sales prices are in effect until February 7, 2022, at 3 P.M. EST, after which
regular pricing will take effect. The household order limits are in effect for 24 hours.
Surcharges in the amount of $35 for each $5 gold coin sold; $10 for each silver dollar sold;
and $5 for each half dollar sold, are authorized to be paid to the Negro Leagues BaseballMuseum to aid in its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
?The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is thrilled to partner with the United States Mint on
the release of these historic coins that beautifully captures the ?winning spirit?of the Negro
Leagues,? said Bob Kendrick, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President. ?We hope thatcollectors and baseball fans alike will purchase these coins and support the Negro Leagues
8Baseball Museum efforts to ensure that the legacy and important life lessons of the Negro
Leagues plays on,? Kendrick said.
The Mint accepts orders at catalog.usmint.gov/ and 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- andspeech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. Visit
catalog.usmint.gov/customer-service/shipping.html for information about shipping options.
About the United States Mint
Congress created the United States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the
Department of the Treasury in 1873. As the Nation?s sole manufacturer of legal tendercoinage, the Mint is responsible for producing circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its
trade and commerce. The Mint also produces numismatic products, including proof,
uncirculated, and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze
medals; and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are self-sustaining andoperate at no cost to taxpayers.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint
products, the United States Mint will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the official
on-sale date of Jan. 6, 2022, at noon EST.
To reduce the risk of employee exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace, the Mint?s sales
centers are closed until further notice. Please use the United States Mint catalog site
https://catalog.usmint.gov/ as your primary source of the most current information on
product and service status.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:---

Visit https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/commemorative-coins/negro-leagues-baseball to learn more about the Negro Leagues
Baseball Commemorative Coin Program.
Visit https://www.usmint.gov/about for information about the United States Mint.
Visit and subscribe to the United States Mint?s YouTube channel in order to view videos
about the United States Mint.
Visit https://catalog.usmint.gov/email-signup to subscribe to United States Mint
electronic product notifications, news releases, public statements, and the monthly
educational newsletter,Lessons That Make Cents.
Sign up for RSS Feeds from the United States Mint and follow us on
Facebook,Twitter,Instagram, and Pinterest.

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February 2022 Auction Lotsfor 2/21/2022
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price

1880 O Morgan$65.001885 O Morgan$50.001887 Morgan$50.001967 Washington Quarter

MS66

$8.00

1972 P,D,S Lincoln$8.00

1927 Floring AustraliaF$11.001912-JHeller German East Africa

XF

$4.00

1889 GB Crown

AU$85.001937 GB Coronation Crown

BU$90.001916 GB Florin

VF$11.006 High Grade GB Farthings$7.00

1937-H Sarawak CentXF

C.J. Brooke, Rajah$12.001938 New Guinea Shilling

XF

$7.00

1948 New Zealand 6dAU$12.001947 New Zealand Shilling

XF$10.001914-S Philippines Centavo

XF$10.001903 Philippines 20 Centavos

XF$10.001907-S Philippines Peso

VF Cleaned$15.001960 50 Su South Viet Nam

UNC

$6.00

Your auction lots could be listed right here.
Any active ICC member can put lots in to our monthly auctions.
Send them to the editor by the Thursday before each months meeting.

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M in u t es of t h e ICC M eet in g ? Novem ber 15, 2021

Open ? The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by our President, Sharon Bower. The
meeting was held at the Northside Events and Social Club, 2100 E. 71st., Indianapolis,
Indiana. The attendance prize for the month was a 1968 Mexican 25 Pesos (.73 silver
content) donated by Gerald Coraz.
The Secr et ar y 's r epor t for November 2021 was accepted, as published in the Planchet,upon a duly made motion, which had a proper second.
The Tr easu r er 's r epor t for November 2021 was accepted, as published in the Planchet,upon a duly made motion, which had a proper second.
Visit or s -We had two (2) visitors.
Repor t s of Com m it t ees ?Steve Howery commented that he had club informational sheetsthat he has and could take to various locations to advertise about the existence of our Club.
Old Bu sin ess?One of our members informed the Club that he was able to found out theidentity of the person on a certain Bronze Medal he talked about previously. The person
was James Peters who served the Indpls. Fire Department for 45 years.
New Bu sin ess? This month our new business centered around an interesting find and a killreport.
·Nu m ism at ic f in ds:·Joe Boling brought and showed a genuine, but unfinished $20 Reichsmark. He provided
much more detail about the item ? faster then I could take notes. Next month I will makecertain to catch Joe before he leaves to get more detail.
·Donn Wray was pleased to announce that he found 2 silver dimes, a ?W? 2019 quarter,some wheat pennies, and some Canadian of value in a ?coin star ? machine.
·Mark Eberhardt also informed the Club he pulled about $5.50 (face) in silver at a ?coin star ?
machine in Avon, IN.
Edu cat ion Pr ogr am :This month the program was Mark Eberhart?s year in review about ourhobby and trends that he has seen throughout the year and what has been selling, what hehas been buying, etc. As many know, Mark owns and operates the ?second Sunday? coinshow held at the Northside Social and Events Club.
The 50/50 Drawing was held, and the Club received $ 37.00 and Jim Wisthoff won theattendance prize.
Au ct ion ? The auction was held with help by several members.The auction this month waswell received.The club collected $13.00.
Gary M. Selig, Secretarygselig14@gmail.com
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In dian apolis Coin Clu b
2021 M eet in g Dat es & Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am s
January 17, 2022 - ?Annual State of the Hobby Address?-by Mark Eberhardt* Prize sponsor: Mark Eberhardt
February 21, 2022 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
March 21, 2022 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
April 18, 2022 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
May 23, 2022 - ''T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A
June 20, 2022 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
July 18, 2022 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
August 15, 2022 - 'T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
September 19, 2022 - Exhibit Night* Prize sponsor: I. C. C.
October 17, 2022 -'T.B.A? - by T.B.A* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
November 21, 2022 - ?Annual State of the Hobby Address?-by Mark Eberhardt* Prize sponsor: T.B.A.
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 ? NO MEETING - I.C.C. Holiday Banquet* For 2022 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 f or Oct ober 2021:
On Jan 18, 2022, I deposited $40 in membership dues payments. On Jan 18, I also mailed a paymentof $100 for the treasurer 's bond. On Jan 20, I deposited $270 for membership dues payments, the50/50 proceeds and auction proceeds. We currently have $25,374.52 in the club checking account. I
will send a check for $100 to the Northside Event Center in about a week for our February meetingroom rental.
Jerry C.

$3827.44

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 2021 In dian apolis Coin Clu b
Of f icer s an d Boar d M em ber s:
President
Sharon Bower
Vice-President
Don WraySecretary
Gary Selig
Treasurer
Gerald Coraz
Newsletter Editor
Christopher Bower
Past President
Jim Sukup
Sgt-at-Arms
Jim Warden
Board Member 2021-2022
Vinton DoveBoard Member 2021-2022
Andy Nahrwold
Board Member 2021-2022
Jim Roehrdanz
Board Member 2022-2023
Louise Boling
Board Member 2022-2023
Jeff Bercovitz
Board Member 2022-2023
Steve Howery

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