The Planchet

March 2012

Issue 524

The next meeting will be Monday,
March 26th
The Meetings of the Indianapolis Coin Club are held
the fourth Monday of each month at theNorthside Knights of Columbus
2100 E. 71st Street in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The Meetings consist of a business session, an intermission, educational program,and a numismatic auction. Doors open at 6:00pm, meeting will begin at 7:00pm.

Indianapolis Coin Club2012 Meeting Dates & Educational Programs
March 26, 2012 – *TBA – (Donn Wray)
April 23, 2012 – *TBA – (Jim Roehrdanz)
May 21, 2012 (Moved up from May 28th Memorial Day) – *TBA – (Vinton Dove)
June 25, 2012 – *TBA – (Michael White)
July 23, 2012 – “Early Scottish Coinage” – by Paul Vaughn
August 27, 2012 – *TBA – by Logansport Coin Club
September 24, 2012 – I.C.C. Exhibit Night
October 22, 2012 – *TBA – (Jim Warden)
November 26, 2012 – “State of the Hobby” by Mark Eberhardt
December 2012 – I.C.C. Banquet – Details *TBA
*TBA – To Be Announced
The presentation of our Educational Programs is strictly voluntary on the part of I.C.C. members. In
the past, we’ve asked that each club officer and board member take responsibility for either scheduling a speaker for a program, or doing a presentation themselves. In an effort to increase participationfrom our membership, we encourage every member who would like to do an Educational Program tocome forward and volunteer. Please contact me if you’d like to do a program and we’ll see if we canfind you a spot ~ Michael White (317) 446-1411.
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The Last Celtic Coin of Britain
Boudicca's Revolt 61 ADby Brian Holland

The Celtic peoples of Britain produced coins only sporadically in the years
before the Roman occupation. These often crude but highly stylistic coinsdisplay strange images of disjointed horses or fantastic animals so bizarre
that they still puzzle scholars to this day. In 43 AD the emperor Claudius sent
his legions to conquer Britain where they remained for the next 4 centuries. Some Celtic tribes resisted the Romans and were crushed. Otherssuch as the ICENI chose to live peacefully while maintaining nominal independence. In 60 AD, King Prasutagus died leaving the Icenian kingdom jointly to the emperor Nero and his two daughters, hoping that their independence
would thereby be preserved. Big mistake. The Romans who didn't recognize a woman's right of inheritance, simply disregarded Prasutagus' will andmarched in. When they protested, the king's wife (Queen Boudicca) anddaughters were shamelessly abused and humiliated, and many well to do Iceni noble families were displaced from their homes.
The following year Boudicca organized a revolt against the Romans in which
the Trinovantes and others joined in. The Roman military commander, Suetonius Paulinus, was on the far away isle of Anglesey subduing Druids when
he learned of the uprising. With an army (mob really) of up to 100,000, Boudicca led her enraged countrymen on a killing spree destroying the romancolonies of Colchester, London, and St Albans before facing two roman legions of up to 10,000 soldiers and cavalry. Another legion had been caught
by Boudicca's force in the open and nearly wiped out. The Celtic warriors
were confident and fierce, but disorganized and no match for the highly
skilled and disciplined roman legionaries. According to the roman historian
Tacitus whose father-in-law was an aide to Suetonius at the final battle, as
many as 80,000 Britons died in the slaughter that ensued. Boudicca herself(Britain's first war hero) probably committed suicide.
Prior to the Icenian uprising the Romans were tolerant of local coinage. The
coin pictured below was produced by the Iceni in 61 AD in large numbers to
help finance the revolt. Following it's suppression, the Romans resolved toallow only roman coins to circulate and no further Celtic coinage was produced in Britain. The coin has a fright mask on obverse with a typical Celtic
horse on the reverse. It is this small silver coin which is today associatedwith Boudicca's rebellion and, although not especially scarce, is particularly
desirable to collectors of early British coinage.

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February 27, 2012 - Minutes of the Indianapolis Coin Club Meeting.
Open – The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Club President, Donn Wray. 36 people signed the attendance book. We met at the Northside Knights of Columbus Hall, 2100 East
71st Street.
The Secretary’s report was accepted.
The Treasurer’s report was read and accepted.
Visitors – There were no visitors.
Old Business – Board Member, Mark Eberhardt spoke on National Coin Week, which is April
15 through April 21. He asked the members to bring in old coins, such as steel cents, buffalo
nickels, etc. to be donated to the Club. Those donated coins will be distributed to Club members and spent in the area in an attempt to spark the curiosity of the public in coin collecting.
Mark said the Club would have to have the public notified about Coin Week through the media,
so if any member has a connection to someone such as a newscaster, please notify Mark, GaryConnor or Club Vice President, Mike White. They are the Club’s committee for Coin Week.
The Secretary, Vinton Dove, announced that one copy of J. Cline’s book, Standing Liberty
Quarters, third edition, (softback,) would be auctioned off in March, with the proceeds going tothe Club.
New Business – President Wray summarized an article about bullion versus U. S. coins published on the NGC website. It was very interesting. There is a link to NGC on the Club’s website. In a “Kill Report,” Mike White announced that two Greek ancient coins were seized inNew York, to be returned to the Greek Government. On coin was valued at $300,000 and theother at over $1 million. Similar action is anticipated for other Greek and Italian coins. The
governments of those countries are claiming that similar coins are their county’s property, andshould be returned to them. Also, millions of dollars worth of Spanish coins salvaged off thecoast of Spain and held in the U. S. were returned to Spain after the U. S. courts upheld theclaim of the Spanish Government.
Gary Connor said we should look on StolenCurrencyWatch.com for stolen coins.
Mark Eberhardt reported that he purchased an 1878 NGC PF65 Cameo dollar.
The Educational Program – Joe Boling educated us on “OSS Counterfeit Currency.” TheUnited States Office of Strategic Services issued counterfeit currency of Japan, Burma andMalasia during WWII in an effort to undermine their war efforts. Joe used slides to show examples of the counterfeits. It was one of Joe’s best programs.
After the Break, the 50/50 Drawing was run by Don King.
Auction – Joe Boling was auctioneer. Several lots were donated to the Club. Donn Wray, DonKing, Jim Roehrdanz and Vinton Dove assisted.
The club Adjourned at.9:03 PM. Respectfully submitted, Vinton Dove, Secretary