1792 Washington President Getz Pattern - Small Eagle Half Dollar
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Auction Record
$1,740,000 ā¢ AU58 ā¢ 08-2018 ā¢ Stack's Bowers
Description
A 1792 Washington Getz Pattern half dollar with the small eagle reverse and WASHINGTON PRESIDENT obverse legend. The small eagle design shows a naturalistic eagle with outspread wings. Peter Getz prepared these pattern coins in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as proposals for United States half dollar coinage. The Washington President legend reflects the early debate about whether to depict the sitting president on coins.
Rarity Notes
Extremely rare. One of the most important early American pattern coins.
Cross References
Baker 24; Musante GW-24; Whitman 10695
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