The Planchet

September 2016

Issue #570

The next meeting will beMonday, September19th, 2016
Starting September, the Meetings of the Indianapolis Coin Club will be held
the third 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 Club Educational ProgramThis months Educational Program will be:

I.C.C. Exhibit Night
Next Months Meeting Date & Program:
Monday, October 17th, 2016, at 7 pm.
‘Heraldic Art Medals’
by Steve Howery
For a complete list of 2016 Meeting Dates & Educational Programs see the last page of this newsletter.
More information can be found on the Indianapolis Coin Club’s website at:

http://www.indianapoliscoinclub.org/

A Few Words From Your President
Greetings fellow I.C.C. members, as well as prospective members who may be seeing this letter on our Indianapolis Coin Club website.
I am going to use this "Presidents Message" space to post important information for the next
few months regarding a BIG change in our meeting schedule.
As you may already know, the Indianapolis Coin Club has been holding our monthly meetings
at the 71st Street Knights of Columbus Hall just west of the intersection of 71st Street & Keystone Avenue for quite a long time now. We love the venue and our rent is "reasonable". We
have been holding our meetings on the 4th Monday of each month with the exception of December (for our Holiday Banquet) and sometimes May (due to conflicts with Memorial Day)
for all the years I have been involved with the club. In fact, I would have to ask our club historian how many years this has gone unchanged but I can assure you it has been a VERY longtime.
Due to several large events being held on the exact same night as our club meetings eachmonth we have been running into problems having enough parking for our club members tofind a spot by the time our meetings are scheduled to begin. As many of our members are seniors it creates some issues with walking a long way to and from our cars before & after themeeting. After much discussion I decided it was time the ICC Board addressed the issue.
Last month I convened an ICC Board meeting to discuss our options. Thanks to two ICC Board
members in particular making phone calls and researching our options ahead of time (Thankyou Mark Eberhardt & Jeff Bercovitz) we had our solution in a meeting that lasted only 15
minutes; the fastest ICC Board meeting I have EVER held!
Here's what we did:
Beginning with our September 2016 meeting, ALL future ICC monthly meetings will be heldon the THIRD Monday of each month from now on rather than the 4th Monday. This puts us ona schedule with less conflicting events at the venue we all enjoy and still keeps our meetings ona Monday night when there will be IMPD Security provided.
Here then are the remaining ICC monthly meeting dates for 2016:
Monday July 25th
Monday August 22nd
Monday September 19th
Monday October 17th
Monday November 21st
December - no meeting - ICC Holiday Banquet Tuesday, December 6th, 2016

Thank you everyone for allowing me to once again serve as your ICC President for 2016!

Michael WhiteAugust 22, 2016 - Minutes of the Indianapolis Coin Club Meeting.
Open –President, Michael White, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 36 people signed in.
We met at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2100 East 71st St.
Visitors –Bruce Pawlak and Max Kercheval were introduced. The Attendance prize was announced as an 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar, donated by Jim Warden.
The Secretary’s report was accepted as published in the Planchet. The Treasurer’s report was
not available.
Committee reports – Exhibit Night Committee – Jim Warden, Jeff Bercovitz and Vinton
Dove were announced as the members of the committee. A poll was taken as to who had cases
to bring in for Exhibit Night. All those people having cases available were asked to bring themto the September 19 meeting for Exhibit Night. Mark reminded the members that IMPD uniformed officers would be present and they would be present until after the meeting adjourned.
Old Business – The president reminded the members that September 19 would be the date of
the next meeting, since the new meeting night is now the 3rd Monday of the month.
New Business – Jeff Bercovitz reported that the Indiana Bi-Centennial Medals would be available for sale in Silver in the near future. He had forms available to order from the State, andsaid that there would be limits on how many Medals could be ordered per household. Kill Reports: Steve Hower y said his wife found about 50 coins of var ious or igins while wor kingat her job, including a large cent, an 1883 Liberty Nickel, a two cent piece, a Liberty Walking
Half Dollar, an 1898 Barber Quarter and a Gold Iranian coin with a little less than a quarter ofan ounce of gold in it!! (Secretary’s note: WOW!)
The Educational Program – Jim Warden gave the program, titled “Don’t Throw Mama Fromthe Train.” It was very unusual, in that Jim asked several people “Why do you collect coins?”
The answers varied, but it was quite thought-provoking. Jim then showed many of the different numismatic items he had collected through the years, and told why he had collected eachitem. True to form, Jim ALWAYS gives excellent programs!

After the Break. Gary Conner won the Attendance Drawing and Jeff Bercovitz won the 50/50
Drawing.
Auction –Joe Boling ran the auction. Assisting were Bob Bettcher, Donn Wray, MichaelWhite, Jerry Coraz, Jeff Bercovitz and Vinton Dove.
The meeting was Adjourned at 8:57 PM.
Respectfully submitted,Vinton Dove, Secretary

Maria Theresa

A lot of collectors avoid coins with details grades. While I do not purposefully seek
them out, when I see an attractive coin like this one at a bargain price I don't mind
snatching it up.
Maria Theresa Taler 1743-KB AU Details NGC, Dav. 1126, KM328.4. Kremnitz, (KB),mint. Youthful portrait of the Empress. Scratches noted on obverse, yet little actualwear. Reverse has a very nice rendition of the Madonna and Child.
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina 13 May, 1717 - 29 November, 1780 was theonly female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg.
She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan,Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma. By marriage, she was
Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress.
She started her 40-year reign when her father, Emperor Charles VI, died in October
1740. Charles VI paved the way for her accession with the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
and spent his entire reign securing it. Upon the death of her father, Saxony, Prussia,Bavaria, and France all repudiated the sanction they had recognized during his lifetime. Prussia proceeded to invade the affluent Habsburg province of Silesia, sparking anine-year conflict known as the War of the Austrian Succession, and subsequently conquered it. Maria Theresa would later unsuccessfully try to reconquer Silesia during theSeven Years' War.
Reprinted with permission from Chris Bower

Treasurer’s Report
July

RECEIPTS:
Dues - Regular @ $20.00 ea.

Dues - Junior @ $5.00 ea.
$Advertising - Planchet @ $35.00 ea.
Fifty/Fifty Drawing:$Donations / Auction Lot Sales:
ICC Library Book Sold (est):
Auction Lots Sheets @ $1.00 per Sheet: $Amazon.com

August
$

20.00

31.00

$
$

44.00
14.00

10.00

$

12.00

46.00

$

90.00

July

August5.00

Newsletter Postage Fee:TOTAL RECEIPTS:$DISBURSEMENTS:

Dues - ANA:
Insurance - Liability:
Insurance - Treasurer's Bond:
Mail Box Rental:
Secritary Office Supplies:- Postage:
K of C Meeting Room Rent:
Exhibitors Nights Prizes:
Library Purchases:
Newsletter:- Printing:- Postage:$300.00$

100.00$$100.00200.00TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS:$100.00$600.00

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW:$(54.00)

ICC CHECKBOOK:

July$ 18,627.97

August$ 18,573.97

Cash/Checks in:
Checks Out:

$$

$
$

Ending Balance:$ 18,573.97$ 18,063.97

Net Gain or Loss for the Month:$$

Starting Balance:
CD's Mature:

46.00
100.00(54.00)90.00
600.00(510.00)

Editor’s Note
A final reminder that August will be the last month we will be meetingon the fourth Monday of the month. From now on it will be the third
Monday of the month, which should help considerably with increased
parking and with reduced noise from next door.

The Standing Liberty 2016 Centennial gold coin went on sale at noon
on September 8th. Despite a mintage limit of 100,000 and a household order limit of 1, the gold coin hasn’t sold out quite yet, so you
may still have time to get one.
Again, if you have any recommendations for library book purchases,
please send them to Jim Sukup at jsukup@hotmail.com.

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Indianapolis Coin Club
2016 Meeting Dates & Educational Programs
January 25, 2016 - ‘Postal Savings Certificates’ - by Donn Wray
*Prize sponsor: Donn Wray

February 22, 2016 - ‘A Discussion on Several United States Error Coins and Some
Numismatic Potpourri ’ - by Jim Roehrdanz*Prize sponsor: Jim Roehrdanz

March 28, 2016- ‘Medals and Challenge Coins of Saint Barbara’ - by Louise Boling*Prize sponsor: Louise Boling

April 25, 2016 - ‘Wildman Coins of the German States’ - by Chris Bower*Prize sponsor: Chris Bower

May 23, 2016 - ‘World War II’ - by Lyle Pelkin*Prize sponsor: Vinton Dove

June 27, 2016 - ‘Show & Tell’ - by ICC Club Members*Prize sponsor: Bob Bettcher

July 25, 2016 - ‘Current Status of the Langbord Golden Eagle Litigation’ - by Gerald Coraz*Prize sponsor: Gerald Coraz

August 22, 2016 - ‘Throw Mama From the Train’ - by Jim Warden*Prize sponsor: Jim Warden

September 19, 2016 - I.C.C. Exhibit Night*Prize sponsor: Andy Nahrwold

October 17, 2016 - ‘Heraldic Art Medals’ - by Steve Howery*Prize sponsor: Steve Howery

November 21, 2016 - ‘Annual State of the Hobby Address’ -by Mark Eberhardt*Prize sponsor: Mark Eberhardt

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 – NO MEETING - I.C.C. Holiday Banquet*For 2016 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 in at 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 dateabove. 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 to that person and themembership to remain quiet and pay attention during the program. It’s important that we respect the knowledge that is being shared withus 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.