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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 Monday, May 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 a numismatic auction.

Doors open at 6:00pm, meeting will begin at 7:00pm.

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Rober t E. "Bob" Bet t cher 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. He then married Susan J. Dalton, January 2, 1983 and she preceded him in death, February 23, 2012. Bob was a self employed carpenter for 58 years, retiring in 2008. Bob?s hobbies included gardening, traveling, crossword puzzles, reading and watching the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs baseball.Visitation was Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. until t ime of service 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 the American Cancer Society.

For more information visit: http://www.shirleybrothers.com/obituaries/Robert-Bettcher/#!/Obituary

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"Thanks for letting me know about Bob.

He was a dear fr iend."

Donald D. King, Sr.

"Bob will be missed.

He always made me feel welcome when I first joined the club and didn't know anyone."

Steve Howery

"Bob was the second club member that I met. He always greeted me with a smile and treated my like I had been a member for years."

Chris Bower

"Bob did fantastic work for the Club for much, much longer than I have been a member. What he did was often an afterthought for me and I suspect many members as well because he was there at every meeting, manning the sign-in sheet, collecting 50-50 club money, handing out door prize tickets, handling change for the auction, and the like. Our Club is much better off because of him. He was a friend and will be greatly missed by me and all Club members."

Jim Sukup

?Bob and I were BFF?s.

We were always going to shows or club meetings together.

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

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

Vinton

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A Few Words From Your President 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 a

few 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 at

our 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 rare

occasion when he missed a meeting. Then it was a scramble to duplicate his efforts on short notice

and 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 mail

and 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 is

something 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 can

once 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 elected

annually. 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 elected

in an odd-numbered year." So, 9 of the 13 Board positions are open for next year. If you would like

to 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, and

the 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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'Von Nothaus L iber ty Dollars ' by Jerry Coraz

Next Month?s Meeting Date & Program:

Monday, June 18th, 2018, at 7 pm. T. B. A. by Donn Wray

INDIANAPOLIS COIN CLUB EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM This month?s Educational Program will be:

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 the

committees, please see me or our VP Steve Howery. I look forward to seeing you at tonight 's

meeting!

Jim Sukup, President

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 and Chris 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 cent and a world coin.

Jim started by speaking about the different denominations of paper money and coins made and what person was on each piece. The history of the mints was briefly discussed. Jim brought some paper money from his own collection to show including some large size notes and a fractional 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 of good 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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Tubm an $20 Federal Reserve not e?s fut ure st i l l uncer t ain

The week of April 15 was the second anniversary of the announcement by the Obama administration?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 and civil rights movements. Lew said that the first of the new notes would make their appearance 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, even featuring 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 litt le 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 for circulation. The next note set to be released is the $10 bill, and the redesign won?t enter circulation until 2026.?

Given that the Bureau of Engraving and Printing told Coin World in August 2017 that work 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 take the United States almost another decade to accomplish what the European Union and 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 even further. 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 howmany years?

Answer is at the bottom of the treasurer 's report.

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Apr il 16, 2018 - Minut es of t he Indianapolis Coin Club Meet ing.

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 was announced as a 1952 (Silver) Franklin Half Dollar donated by Paul Griffin.

The Secret ary?s repor t and Treasurer ?s repor t for March were approved as published in the Planchet.

Visit ors ? Our visitors were Betty Dotson and her grandson, Elijah Fhardo.

Com m it t ee repor t s ? None.

Old Business ? The Secretary once again announced that the ISNA will be needing help in December at their annual coin show.

New Business ? The President then took a poll, and only five people said they wanted to participate 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. in circulation. Joe Boling bought a Nazi propaganda piece and a 19th century intaglio picture of President Grant. Mark bought several Seated and Trade Dollars, most of which were counterfeit, 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.

The Educat ional Program ??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 the coast 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 Break , the At t endance Draw ing (Door Pr ize) and the 50/50 Draw ing were held.

Auct 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 Adjourned at 9:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Vinton Dove, Secretary

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May 2018 Auction Lots

for 5/21/2018Description 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 Quarter w/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 Photograde by 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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1990 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

May 2018 Auction Lots

for 5/21/2018Description Grade Additional Notes Starting Price

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 the meeting. 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 which

quickly drain the change that is available. That change is personal money, and it will be greatly appreciated by the

changer and auction assistants to make giving change easier and more efficient.

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Indianapolis Coin Club 2018 Meet ing Dat es & Educat ional Program 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 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 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 to that 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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Treasurer ?s Repor t 2018

RECEIPTS: Apr i l Dues - Regular @ $20.00 ea. $20.00 Dues - Junior @ $5.00 ea. Advertising - Planchet @ $35.00 ea. Advertising - Special EditionFifty/Fifty Drawing: $55.00 Donations / Auction Lot Sales: ICC Library Book Sold (est): Auction Lots Sheets @ $1.00 per Sheet: $23.00 Newsletter Postage Fee:

Sale of MedalsTOTAL RECEIPTS: $98.00

DISBURSEMENTS: Apr il Dues - ANA: Insurance - Liability: Insurance - Treasurer 's Bond: Mail Box Rental: Secretary/Treasurer - Postage: K of C Meeting Room Rent: $100.00 Exhibitors Nights Prizes: Library Purchases: Website Maintenance Newsletter: - Printing/Supplies: - Postage:

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS: $100.00

NET INFLOW / OUTFLOW: -$2.00 ICC CHECKBOOK: Apr ilBalance: $4320.28

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Trivia Answer: 16 years; 1948 through 1963

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The 2018 Indianapolis Coin Club Of f icers and Board Mem bers:

President Jim Sukup Vice-President Steve Howery Secretary Vinton Dove Treasurer Mark 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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