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1938 New Rochelle Rejected Design Plaster Casts. Two nine-inch plaster casts of the obverse and reverse depict the rejected Lorrilard Wise design for the New Rochelle commemorative half dollar. The Commission of Fine Arts was opposed to his designs and soon contacted Gertrude Lathrop, who submitted designs that were finally adopted. The two plaster casts illustrate what might have been in the commemorative field, and provide an tangible reminder of an episode that was recounted in Don Taxay's An Illustrated History of U.S. Commemorative Coinage (page 197). Both casts are in excellent condition without cracks or chips.
HID02901242017
1938 New Rochelle Rejected Design Plaster Casts. Two nine-inch plaster casts of the obverse and reverse depict the rejected Lorrilard Wise design for the New Rochelle commemorative half dollar. The Commission of Fine Arts was opposed to his designs and soon contacted Gertrude Lathrop, who submitted designs that were finally adopted. The two plaster casts illustrate what might have been in the commemorative field, and provide an tangible reminder of an episode that was recounted in Don Taxay's An Illustrated History of U.S. Commemorative Coinage (page 197). Both casts are in excellent condition without cracks or chips.
HID02901242017