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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1310573, member: 24633"]Personally, I like Frank Gasparro's rendition of the Presidential Seal, but I do wish that Congress would enact legislation authorizing the use of the half dollar for a series of commems. They would look so much nicer than the dollar and quarter-dollar designs the Mint is producing now.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a working copy of the actual seal that is in the Rotunda of the US Capitol building. My brother, who then worked for the Smithsonian, was asked to produce a copy for President Reagan to display in the White House. (The original was being worn down from tourists touching it.) My brother was allowed to keep the working copy for his efforts, and he gave it to our Dad who was a big Reagan fan. After both our parents passed, my brother didn't want it returned, so it was passed along to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't have any place to put it on display, so after a couple of years, I showed photos of it to Christine Karstedt of Stack's while at the FUN Show. She was anxious to put it in the auction the following year. They (Stack's) suggested that an opening bid of $7500 would be appropriate, but it didn't sell. A couple of weeks later, Christine called me and said that one of her clients was interested in purchasing it for $5K. I agreed to the sale, and Christine refused to accept any commission on behalf of Stack's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1310573, member: 24633"]Personally, I like Frank Gasparro's rendition of the Presidential Seal, but I do wish that Congress would enact legislation authorizing the use of the half dollar for a series of commems. They would look so much nicer than the dollar and quarter-dollar designs the Mint is producing now. This is a working copy of the actual seal that is in the Rotunda of the US Capitol building. My brother, who then worked for the Smithsonian, was asked to produce a copy for President Reagan to display in the White House. (The original was being worn down from tourists touching it.) My brother was allowed to keep the working copy for his efforts, and he gave it to our Dad who was a big Reagan fan. After both our parents passed, my brother didn't want it returned, so it was passed along to me. I didn't have any place to put it on display, so after a couple of years, I showed photos of it to Christine Karstedt of Stack's while at the FUN Show. She was anxious to put it in the auction the following year. They (Stack's) suggested that an opening bid of $7500 would be appropriate, but it didn't sell. A couple of weeks later, Christine called me and said that one of her clients was interested in purchasing it for $5K. I agreed to the sale, and Christine refused to accept any commission on behalf of Stack's. Chris[/QUOTE]
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