T he P lanchet- I . C. C. NOVEMBER, 2019

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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, November 18th, 2019
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 6:00pm, meeting will begin at 7:00pm.
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A Few Words From Your Pr esident
Tonight we hold our Club elections, and there have been a couple of under-the-deadline
nominees for open positions that surfaced in time for our elections. Sharon Bower was nominatedfor president, and Gerry Coraz volunteered to fill the vacant Treasurer position. The candidates for
the Board are as follows:
President - Sharon Bower
Vice-President - Andy Nahrwold
Secretary - Gary Selig
Treasurer - Gerald Coraz
Editor - Christopher Bower
Sargent-at-Arms - Jim Warden
Board members for 2020-2021 - Vinton Dove, Jim Roehrdanz, Paul Vaughn
Gerry Coraz was slated to be a board member for 2020-2021, but since he takes over as
Treasurer, that opened up a slot, which Vinton Dove accepted.
We are in need of replacing our Hospitality/Greeter/Check-in person if tonight's elections go
as expected. That person is in charge of having members sign our check-in book, hand out door
prize tickets, sell 50-50 tickets, and provide change for both 50-50 tickets and the auction. If you
have interest in this position, please see me or one of our board members so we can be preparedfor our next meeting in January.
There are still several slots available for members to man the ICC table on Friday andSaturday, December 6 & 7 at the ISNA Show. It would be ideal to have two members at the table foreach available time slot. Right now the 5 p.m. slot on Friday is completely open as are the 3p.m. and4 p.m. slots on Saturday. All others slots have only one person in each time period. Please consider
sitting at the table for at least a one-hour shift to help promote the Club to ISNA attendees.
This is our last regular monthly club meeting for 2019, as our annual Holiday Banquet
replaces our monthly meeting for December. Our Holiday Banquet is scheduled for Tuesday,
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December 3 at the MCL Cafeteria in Castleton, 5520 Castleton Corner Lane, in the shopping area
just southeast of the intersection of E. 86th St. and Allisonville Road. Our popular gift exchange will
once again take place following our meal. Members and guests that bring a numismatic-related giftof up to about $20.00 in value can participate in the exchange. I hope that you will plan to attend, as
this is one of the yearly highlights for our Club. You will not be disappointed.
Finally, this is the last President's letter I will pen and the last Club meeting that I will presideover as President. What began as a reluctant acceptance to be ICC vice-president four years ago
ultimately turned out to be a three-year "marathon" as President that was expected, at least by me,
to last just a single year. I have tried to serve the Club well and hope that you feel the same way.
Sadly, during that span we have had a few long-time members pass away. We have also had several
new members join the club in that span. I believe the outlook for the Club is bright under newleadership going forward and hope that our membership and outreach to the Indianapolis
numismatic community continues as our club grows in the years ahead. It has been a pleasureserving you.
I hope to see you at tonight's meeting along with any guests and/or visitors that you may
bring along!

Jim Su k u p, Pr esiden t

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INDIANAPOLISCOINCLUBEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
This month?s Educational Program will be:'Annual State of the Hobby'
byM ark Eberhardt
Next Month?s Meeting Date & Program:

No Meeting
Annual Banquet
Tuesday December 3rd, 20196:00 PM at MCL Restaurant

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

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Slave Island Token
By Christopher Bower

Every once in a while we come across pieces that don't "fit" in our collections but you still feel aneed to have. The token pictured below is one of those items.
CEYLON (NOW KNOWN AS SRI LANKA). Colom bo Com m er cial Co. Slave Islan d M ills. Brass
token. 30 mm. 1876. An orange within a wreath of orange leaves; SLAVE ISLAND MILLS around / A
tea bush; THE COLOMBO COMMERCIAL CO LIMITED around, 1876 below (The company was
involved with coffee export). Pridmore 22. PCGS MS65. Plantation token issued for coffee exportation.

The Colombo Commercial Company was founded in London and Ceylon by John Burn, an engineer,
who was born in Aberdeen. Burn had gained considerable experience since 1848 in coffee planting
and in 1876 he opened his own business in Colombo on premises purchased, namely, Acland Houseand grounds covering 13 acres at Slave Island, which was formerly the mess of the Ceylon Rifle
Regiment. During the early years of the Company's progress, the Slave Island Mills handled coffee,
tea and artificial manures.
The company?s stature then was such that it even had, "A very neat and well struck copper token."
On its obverse was "The Colombo Commercial Co. Limited 1876" with an embossed tea plant andon the reverse "Slave Island Mills" with two sprigs of orange leaves. Each of the 500 tokens struck
were brass, round in shape, 29.9 mm in diameter each weighing 8.05 grams.
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It represented in specie 3 fanams or 18¾ cents. The design was made in the Ceylon offices of theColombo Commercial Company. The Mill was on Lake Road, in Slave Island.

Ceylon abolished slavery in 1845 but a part of Colombo is still called Slave Island based on a use ofthis area that occurred before 1845. One online resource(https://roar.media/english/life/srilanka-life/the-slave-island-that-we-have-forgotten/) notes thattoday Slave Island is "one of downtown Colombo's major hotspots today."Slave Island (also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya) is a suburb in Colombo, Sri
Lanka, located directly south of the Fort. The suburb contains Beira Lake, a large lake and its
esplanade are visited by many for recreation.

Lying just 2 kilometers further inland from the hustle and bustle of the Colombo Fort, the suburb of
Slave Island is steeped in a colorful and vibrant past, spanning from the early colonial period of the
16th century. Presently, a major hotspot in Colombo for many a traveler to escape the cosmopolitan
culture of Colombo Fort, this suburb of Colombo Fort serves to be a prime example of Sri Lanka?smulti-cultural society that coexists together. This makes it an intriguing location for the culture
enthusiast.

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November 2019 Auction Lotsfor 11/18/2019
Description

Grade

Additional Notes

Starting Price75th Anniversary ICC Bronze Medal ANACS MS68
#80 for the ICC 80th Anniversary

One of a Kind

$20.001903-S 25 Cents

Low Ball

8.00

ANACS AG32012 Evansville CC Medal

2.00

Tombstone, AZ Medal

2.00

1823 Brazil 20 Reis

Countermarked

10X 2X2 red boxes

5.00
10.00

Your items could be listed right here. It is free for members to put items in
the auction and have them advertised in the Planchet.
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.

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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An n ou n cem en t s:
The ICC will once again be provided a free club table at this years ISNA show. If you areinterested in helping to staff the table please see Jim, Sharon or Andy. It is a very small timecommitment.

$$$$ ?ALWAYS BUYING? $$$$PAYING TOP PRICES FOR ALL
U.S. COINSDON?T SELL WITHOUT GETTING OUR OFFER!!!

LARRY HYLTONBROWNSBURG, IN
ANA, ISNA-LM, CSNS-LM(317) 852-8458

Tr ivia:
Which US coins feature a drum as part of theirdesign?
Answer is at the bottom of the treasurer 's report.

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Oct ober 21, 2019 - M in u t es of t h e In dian apolis Coin Clu b M eet in gOpen - The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held at the Knights ofColumbus Hall, 2100 E. 71st., Indianapolis, Indiana. The attendance prize was announced, a MS64
10 cent FSB donated by Jim Sukup.
The Secr et ar y 's r epor t for September 2019 was accepted as published in the Planchet. The
Tr easu r er 's r epor t for September was not available in time to be published in the Planchet.
Visit or s - We had 2 visitors. (Mike Cardwell) and (Jeff Landry and his son).
Repor t s of Com m it t ees ? It was announced that our annual Holiday Dinner and gift exchange
would take place at MCL on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 (Castleton Mall).
Old Bu sin ess ? ISNA needs volunteers for the upcoming State Show 12/6 ? 12/7.
New Bu sin ess - Candidates for our Board of Directors for the ensuing year were announced asfollows: President ? open (Vinton did make a statement that he serve if no one else wasnominated)
Vice-President ? An dy
Treasurer ? open
Secretary ? Gar y Selig
Editor ? Ch r is Bow er
Sgt. At Arms ? Jim War den
Bd. Members for 2020-2021, Ger ald Cor az, Pau l Vau gh n , Jim Roeh r dan z
Nu m ism at ic f in ds: Joe Boling had an aged aviator note from the Philippines Series 1941. It was amore popular note to hold because persons were waiting for the Japanese occupancy to be over as
pre-WW II notes were backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Andy got a W Mint Mark 2019 Quarter in change.
Edu cat ion Pr ogr am : Matt Dinger (former club President), of The Lost Dutchman Rare Coins, spokeon the topic of ?New Media? ? utilizing the internet to enhance coin collecting experience. Matt gave
specific references on how to access podcasts and other forums online, whether Facebook or otherdigital platforms on a wide range of topics that would interest coin collectors.
The At t en dan ce Dr aw in g was won by Cor bin a junior member; the 50/50 Drawing was won by Jim
Su k u p.
Au ct ion ? The auction was held with help by several members. There were 12 auction sheets withlots from 6 different members. The meeting was Adjou r n ed.

Respectfully submitted,

Gar y Selig
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In dian apolis Coin Clu b
2019 M eet in g Dat es & Edu cat ion al Pr ogr am s
January 21, 2019 - ?Numismatic Literature?- by Eric L. Lindseth* Prize sponsor: Christopher Bower
February 18, 2019 - ?The Perth Mint Lunar Series? - by Greg Gordon* Prize sponsor: I.C.C.
March 18, 2019 - ?British Provincial Tokens?- by Christopher Bower* Prize sponsor: Jim Sukup
April 15, 2019 - 'Joan Clark Murray: Breaking the Code of Scottish Groats' by Louise Boling* Prize sponsor: Louise BolingMay 20, 2019 - 'The British Sovereign and its Wannabes' - by Donn Wray
* Prize sponsor: Donn Wray
June 17, 2019 - 'Coins of Mary, Queen of Scots' - by Paul Vaughn* Prize sponsor: Paul Vaughn
July 15, 2019 - 'Coins with Stories.' - by Brad Karoleff* Prize sponsor: T. B. A.
August 19, 2019 - 'Coin Collecting to the Fullest' - by Andy Nahrwold* Prize sponsor: Andy Nahrwold
September 19, 2018 - Exhibit Night* Prize sponsor: I. C. C.
October 21, 2019 -T. B. A. - 'Cleaning/Conservation' by Matt Dinger* Prize sponsor: T. B. A.
November 18, 2019 - ?Annual State of the Hobby Address?-by Mark Eberhardt* Prize sponsor: I.C.C.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 ? NO MEETING - I.C.C. Holiday Banquet* For 2019 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 2019
RECEIPTS:
Dues - Regular @ $20.00 ea.
Dues - Junior @ $5.00 ea.
Advertising - Planchet @ $35.00 ea.
Fifty/Fifty Drawing:Au gu st 2019$20.00$50.00Donations / Auction Lot Sales:
ICC Library Book Sold (est):
Auction Lots Sheets @ $1.00 per Sheet:
Newsletter Postage Fee:

$15.00

Sale of Medals
TOTAL RECEIPTS:$85.00Au gu st 2019DISBURSEMENTS:
Dues - ANA:
Insurance - Liability:$300.00
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Insurance - Treasurer 's Bond:
Mail Box Rental:
Secretary/Treasurer - Postage:
K of C Meeting Room Rent:$100.00
Door Prizes (11 Months)
Exhibitors Nights Prizes:
Library Purchases:
Speaker Meals:
Website Maintenance:
Newsletter:- Printing/Supplies:- Postage:
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:$400.00

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW:($315.00)

ICC CHECKBOOK:
Balance:Au gu st 2019
$3827.44

Trivia Answer:1976 Bicentennial 25C and the 1995 Civil War Battlefield Preservation 50C.
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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 2019 In dian apolis Coin Clu b
Of f icer s an d Boar d M em ber s:
President
Jim Sukup
Vice-President
Andy Nahrwold
Secretary
Gary Selig
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 2019-2020
Donn Wray
Board Member 2019-2020
Jeff Bercovitz
Board Member 2019-2020
Steve Howery

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