First of all, some background.
According to the Wisconsin Blue Book (2011-12 edition, page 946),
- 1836. Official seat created when Wisconsin became a territory
- 1839. Design revised.
- 1848. New seal created when Wisconsin became a state.
- 1851. Design of seal changed at request of Governor Nelson Dewey.
- 1881. Seal became worn from use, designed modified, new seal recast.
"Where is state seal?" Fond du Lac Reporter, 11/13/1976)
Lost in transit. The seal is a brass disc 2 3/8 inches in diameter. It was shipped to a company in Harwood Heights, Ill., for repair after an aide to the governor inadvertently put a cord into the press that affixes the seal on documents and damaged the lead seat into which the seal is pressed.
What are the odds of finding it? "It could be almost anywhere," [Raul] Valencia [of United Parcel's Chicago office] said.
Elusive state seal is found. (Wisconsin State Journal, 11/19/1976)
What are the odds? The package, however, was damaged, and the brass disc fell out, according to La Follette, who received a call last week from the company.
According to this article, the estimated value of the disc was $400.
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