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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 3399565, member: 24633&quot;]Sometime during the Reagan administration, the President requested that a copy be made of the &quot;Great Seal&quot; which is imbedded in the floor of the Rotunda of the US Capitol building. The President was concerned that the surfaces of the original were being worn away&nbsp; by visitors constantly touching it. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the time, my brother worked at the Smithsonian Institute as a plasterer and his specialty was cornicework, ornamental plastering. This is the 32-1/2&quot; working copy of the seal that my brother created. He would go on to create a finished copy which was then hung in the White House. To show his appreciation to my brother, President Reagan allowed him to keep this working copy which he then gave to our father who was a big fan of the President.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]902745[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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