T he P lanchet- I . C. C. MAY, 2018

Issue#588

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, M ay 21st , 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.
1Rober t E. " Bob" Bet t ch er Sr .
85, of McCordsville, passed away May 5, 2018.
He was born October 22, 1932 in Indianapolis, to the late James Otto E.
and Dorothy E. Sedler Bettcher.
Bob was a graduate of Cathedral High School, Class of 1950. He served
his country in the U. S. Army as a First Sergeant and married Barbara J.
Brand, April 14, 1956. Barbara preceded him in death July 2, 1982. Hethen married Susan J. Dalton, January 2, 1983 and she preceded him indeath, February 23, 2012.
Bob was a self employed carpenter for 58 years, retiring in 2008. Bob?s
hobbies included gardening, traveling, crossword puzzles, reading andwatching the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs baseball.
Visitation was Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. until time ofservice at 6:00 p.m. at Shirley Brothers Washington Memorial Chapel,
9606 E. Washington St.
Bob is survived by his son, Robert E. Bettcher, Jr. (Debra); daughters,
Vicki Vandergrift (Tom), Leslie Dalton, Cathleen Buckland, Angela Cook
(Mark); son, Louie Brand (Vicki): 16 grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; and a brother, Otto E. Bettcher, Jr.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to theAmerican Cancer Society.
For more information visit:
http://www.shirleybrothers.com/obituaries/Robert-Bettcher/#!/Obituary
2"Thanks for letting me know
about Bob.

?Bob and I were BFF?s.

He was a dear fr iend."

We were always going to shows orclub meetings together.

Donald D. King, Sr.

He was a ?straight-up? kind of guy,
and always did the right thing.

"Bob will be missed.

I am missing him, and will miss him
forever.?

He always made me feel welcome
when I fir st joined the club anddidn't know anyone."

VintonSteve Howery"Bob did fantastic work for the Clubfor much, much longer than I havebeen a member. What he did wasoften an afterthought for me and I
suspect many members as wellbecause he was there at every
meeting, manning the sign-in sheet,collecting 50-50 club money, handingout door prize tickets, handling change
for the auction, and the like. Our Clubis much better off because of him. He
was a friend and will be greatly missedby me and all Club members.""Bob was the second club memberthat I met. He always greeted mewith a smile and treated my like I
had been a member for year s."
Chris Bower

Jim Sukup

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A Few Words From Your Pr esident
The Indianapolis Coin Club lost a long-time valued member and friend with the passing of Bob
Bettcher on May 5. His obituary appears courtesy of Shirley Brothers Mortuary herein, along with afew personal notes from club members. I cannot say enough about Bob and how he was a real
asset to the club for a very long period of time. Bob, as you may know, manned the sign-in table atour monthly meetings, handled the 50-50 drawing monies and tickets, handed out attendance prize
tickets, and took care of change for the auction. His work often went unnoticed UNTIL the very rareoccasion when he missed a meeting. Then it was a scramble to duplicate his efforts on short noticeand for things to flow smoothly in such circumstances. Bob was an ICC board member for quite
some time and gave his time and talent freely to the club. His service to the club was greatly
appreciated and he will be missed.
The home page of our www.indianapoliscoinclub.org web site has been updated with new snail mailand email contact information for members and potential new members. Please take a look at our
web site and let us know if anything is unclear, out of date, needs to be corrected, or if there issomething that should be added for the benefit of our members or potential members.
I attended the Central States show along with Steve Howery and Jim Warden for an up-and-back day
last month. It appeared that the show was reasonably well-attended and there was adequate
material for purchasing a few items that I needed. We saw only a couple of other ICC members on
the bourse floor, but we could have missed some that were there but we simply did not run into. All
in all, I would call it a good show and was well worth the trip. I have not been disappointed in any of
the Central States shows I have been to, and I look forward to next year 's show. Perhaps we canonce again try to coordinate a bus trip at that time.
It is never too early to begin to think about next year 's club officers. To summarize Article III of the
ICC Constitution, "The Board of Directors shall be composed of a president, vice-president,
secretary, treasurer, sergeant-at-arms, editor, an immediate past president, and six directors. The
president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, sergeant-at-arms and editor shall be electedannually. The immediate past president shall be an ex-officio position. Directors shall be elected for
two-year terms, with three directors elected in an even-numbered year, and three directors electedin an odd-numbered year." So, 9 of the 13 Board positions are open for next year. If you would liketo run for office or would like to nominate someone to run for office, please let me know. Our
nominating committee will nominate a slate of candidates that will be announced to the club during
our October meeting, the election of officers will be conducted during our November meeting, andthe officers shall take office during our annual banquet in December. Please consider running for
office, as involvement by new board members is important for the well-being and continued
success of our club.
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The club also has several committees that are important for the continued operation of club
activities. If you would like to join a committee or get additional information about any or all of thecommittees, please see me or our VP Steve Howery. I look forward to seeing you at tonight's
meeting!

JimSukup,President

INDIANAPOLISCOINCLUBEDUCATIONALPROGRAM
This month?s Educational Program will be:'Von Nothaus L iber ty Dollar s 'by Jer r y Cor az
Next Month?s Meeting Date & Program:
Monday, June 18th, 2018, at 7 pm.
T. B. A. by Donn Wray

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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As mentioned in last months edition of the Planchet and at our club meeting, Jim Sukup andChris Bower did a presentation for Mrs. Browns 5th grade class at Allisonville Elementary School.
The ANA send a nice packet of material for the students including: blank penny planchet, stock
certificate, ativity sheets etc. In addition we added the following: buffalo nickle, indian head centand a world coin.
Jim started by speaking about the different denominations of paper money and coins made andwhat person was on each piece. The history of the mints was briefly discussed. Jim broughtsome paper money from his own collection to show including some large size notes and afractional note. Chris had a display with a New Jersey colonial Nova Caesarea piece, large cent,half cent, 2 cent and a half dime. We were well received by the students and fielded a number ofgood questions from the class.
Each student came up after the presentation to look at the displays and ask more questions. In
addition Jim presented Mrs. Brown with a buffalo nickel and an indian head penny.

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Tu bm an $20 Feder al Reser ve n ot e?s f u t u r e st ill
u n cer t ain
The week of April 15 was the second anniversary of the announcement by the Obamaadministration?s Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew, that Harriet Tubman would replace
Andrew Jackson on the face of a revised $20 bill. Lew also announced that the $5 and$10 notes would also be revised to pay homage to icons of the women?s rights andcivil rights movements. Lew said that the first of the new notes would make theirappearance in 2020 on the centennial of women gaining the right to vote.
What happened? Since then, references to the revisions have been scrubbed clean
from government websites with remarkable efficiency. Lew?s successor, Steven
Mnuchin, told CNN last year, ?It?s not something that I?m focused on at the moment,?
and his boss, Donald Trump, has expressed an affinity for Andrew Jackson, evenfeaturing his portrait in the Oval Office. Trump has in the past called the Tubman
decision an act of political correctness, and suggested that Tubman be placed on the$2 bill instead. That denomination depicts the third president and author of the
Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson.
The announcement anniversary received little attention in mass media save for the
Daily Beast news and opinion website, where Elisha Brown brought this information to
the attention of her readers on April 19. Brown said that the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing told her that ?the redesigns have not been finalized or approved forcirculation. The next note set to be released is the $10 bill, and the redesign won?tenter circulation until 2026.?

Given that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing told Coin World in August 2017 thatwork was continuing on the development of the advanced security elements that are
the reason for currency redesign, for some it seems incomprehensible that it will takethe United States almost another decade to accomplish what the European Unionand most major countries do in a fraction of that time.
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The Beast confirmed that the current issue plan is from the Treasury Department?s
Advanced Counterfeit Deterrence Steering Committee, and that a new $10 bill will
come out first, followed by the $50 bill, and then the $20 note. A spokesperson told
Brown that the fight against counterfeiting could push the release dates back evenfurther. That means, Brown says, ?The public may not see the Tubman $20 bill until
years, even decades after the original 2020 design release date.?
The new $10 note is expected to have some sort of tactile feature intended to enable
the visually impaired to determine the note?s denomination.
To read the complete article visit: www.coinworld.com

Trivia:Franklin Half Dollars were produced for how
many years?
Answer is at the bottom of the treasurer 's report.

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Apr il 16, 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. 46 people were
present. We met at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2100 East 71st Street. The door prize wasannounced as a 1952 (Silver) Franklin Half Dollar donated by Paul Griffin.
The Secr et ar y ?s r epor t and Tr easu r er ?s r epor t for March were approved as published in
the Planchet.
Visit or s ? Our visitors were Betty Dotson and her grandson, Elijah Fhardo.
Com m it t ee r epor t s ? None.
Old Bu sin ess ? The Secretary once again announced that the ISNA will be needing help in
December at their annual coin show.
New Bu sin ess ? The President then took a poll, and only five people said they wanted toparticipate in renting a bus to go to the Central States coin show in Chicago. It was
preliminarily thought that would not be enough to make the rental feasible. Further
discussion was planned for after the ICC meeting. Jim then reported that he and Chris
Bower spoke to Mrs. Brown?s 5th grade class at the Allisonville Elementary School on April
11. He felt it was a success, and the students were impressed and curious about the hobby.
Kills! Donn Wray found a Double Die Obverse 1934 cent which he graded a brown Unc. incirculation. Joe Boling bought a Nazi propaganda piece and a 19th century intaglio pictureof President Grant. Mark bought several Seated and Trade Dollars, most of which werecounterfeit, but one was real. Dennis DeBruhl found two 1964 (90% silver) Kennedy Half
Dollars. Woody Woods bought a 1923 Series Silver Certificate, which Donn Wray graded VF.
Chris Bower acquired an old medal for $6 which contained a total of 9.5 ounces of 80%
silver.
Th e Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am ??The Program was ?Obscure Foreign Coins? presented by Paul
Griffin. Paul displayed several pieces from the small islands off the coast of East Africa.
One of the islands was Zanzibar, a part of the British East Indies, and other islands off thecoast of British East Africa and German East Africa. He gave a very informative history of
the area off the coast of East Africa. It was an excellent presentation!
After the Br eak , the At t en dan ce Dr aw in g (Door Pr ize) and the 50/ 50 Dr aw in g were held.
Au ct ion ?Joe Boling ran the auction. There were about 90 lots. Assisting were Sharon
Bower, Donn Wray, Jim Sukup, Steve Howery and Vinton Dove.
The meeting was Adjou r n ed at 9:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Vinton Dove, Secretary9May 2018 Auction Lotsfor 5/21/2018
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price

1845 Large Cent

20.00

1857 Flying Eagle Cent

20.00

1901 Indian Head Cent

1.00

1864 2 Cent

12.00

1910 Liberty Head Nickel?

1911 Liberty Head Nickel?

1854 Seated Liberty Quarterw/Arrows

20.00

1832 Bust Half Dollar

60.00

1858-O Seated Liberty Half

40.00

50pc 1943 (P) Steel Cents?

10 Dated Liberty Head Nickels?

10 Dated Buffalo Nickels?

1993 Space Shuttle Columbia

Pinback Button STS-58

3.50

1997 Space Shuttle Atlantis

Bronze Medal STS-86

6.00

1998 Space Shuttle Endeavour

Bronze Medal STS-89

5.50

1996 Photogradeby James F. Ruddy

4.00

1997 Trade Tokens of Wisconsin

10 Year Supplement

5.00

1990 Eisenhower Centennial Silver

15.00

2002 Salt Lake Proof Silver Dollar

Olympic Coin

15.00

1983 Olympic Unc. Silver Dollars

3 coin set

40.00

1973

Brown "Ike" Eisenhower

9.00

1971

Brown "Ike" Eisenhower

5.00

1989 U.S. Proof Set

4.00

1990 U.S. Proof Set

4.00

1991 U.S. Proof Set

5.00

1992 U.S. Proof Set

6.00

1997 U.S. Proof Set

6.00

1997 U.S. Mint Set

4.00
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May 2018 Auction Lotsfor 5/21/2018
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price1990 U.S. Mint Set

4.00

1991 U.S. Mint Set

4.00

1992 U.S. Mint Set

4.00

1988 U.S. Proof Set

4.00

Of course this is just a small sampling of the lots that will be available at the meeting.
Any active member is able to submit lots for the auction. Bring them the night of themeeting. If you want them to be advertised in the Planchet simply email a list of items
to the editor. plancheteditor@gmail.com
Any listed grades are the opinion of the current owner and not the Indianapolis Coin
Club. Please inspect all lots before bidding to determine value. When possible we will
list if a coin is in a third party grading companies holder.

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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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 White
April 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 - T. B. A. - by Donn Wray
* Prize sponsor: Donn Wray
July 16, 2018 - T. B. A. - 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 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 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:

Apr il$20.00$55.00$23.00

Sale of Medals
TOTAL RECEIPTS:$98.00DISBURSEMENTS:
Dues - ANA:
Insurance - Liability:
Insurance - Treasurer 's Bond:
Mail Box Rental:
Secretary/Treasurer - Postage:
K of C Meeting Room Rent:
Exhibitors Nights Prizes:
Library Purchases:
Website MaintenanceNewsletter:- Printing/Supplies:- Postage:

Apr ilTOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:$100.00

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW:-$2.00ICC CHECKBOOK:
Balance:

Apr il$4320.28$100.00

Trivia Answer: 16 years; 1948 through 1963
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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
Secretary
Vinton Dove
TreasurerMark Eberhardt
Newsletter Editor
Christopher Bower
Past President
Michael White
Sgt-at-Arms
Jim 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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