Roosevelt dime reverse - Another version
RWB
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As promised, here’s another of the design candidates for the FDR dime.
This is the original sketch of the adopted reverse for the Roosevelt dime. Like the rest of this coin’s design, it was never reviewed or approved by the Commission of Fine Arts. I prefer this torch to the final one.
The first new dimes were released January 30, 1946 to coincide with the annual March of Dimes fundraising kickoff.
This is the original sketch of the adopted reverse for the Roosevelt dime. Like the rest of this coin’s design, it was never reviewed or approved by the Commission of Fine Arts. I prefer this torch to the final one.
The first new dimes were released January 30, 1946 to coincide with the annual March of Dimes fundraising kickoff.
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<< <i>As promised, here’s another of the design candidates for the FDR dime.
This is the original sketch of the adopted reverse for the Roosevelt dime. Like the rest of this coin’s design, it was never reviewed or approved by the Commission of Fine Arts. I prefer this torch to the final one.
The first new dimes were released January 30, 1946 to coincide with the annual March of Dimes fundraising kickoff. >>
The March of Dimes was also known as the "Torch Drive," from the practice whereby tens of thousands of mothers spread out on the same evening with flashlights (torches) to collect money from their neighbors for the cause. That I am sure is why the Roosevelt dime has a torch on the reverse.
The March of Dimes paid for polio-related reconstructive surgery on my leg back when I was eight.
TD
- - Dave
<< <i>For comparison, here’s a photo of the adopted reverse. (Photo is of the galvano.) I happen to prefer the torch and flame on the sketch.
Neat Roger!
Here's a question. Why only 2 acorns and 2 olives instead of the usual combination of 13?
The name is LEE!
Could squirrels have attacked the model and eaten the acorn; or did someone need an olive for their martini...?