Getz Patterns
Base
About This Coin
The Getz Patterns group of the Washington Pieces (1783-1800) series holds the pieces described below. Peter Getz, a self-taught engraver of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, cut dies in 1792 for half dollars with G. WASHINGTON PRESIDENT I. and a bust copied from the 1791 cents (Baker). Baker lists a reverse with a large eagle and thirteen arrows, its die cut through as if rejected (No. 23), and a small eagle with fifteen stars in silver (No. 24) and copper (No. 25). He adds that a copy of No. 24 was made about 1858 by Robert Lovett Jr. for William Idler and struck in several metals, with the word COPY sometimes removed; Musante numbers these copies GW-27.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(14)
1792 Getz-LEA Half Dollar
1792 GW-27 - Ider Getz "Copy" Half Dollar
1792 GW-27 - Idler Getz Copy Half Dollar
1792 Washington Getz Pattern Bronze Idler Copy Half Dollar
1792 Washington Getz Pattern Copper Idler Copy Half Dollar
1792 Washington Getz Pattern Large Eagle Half Dollar
1792 Washington Getz Pattern Ornamented Edge Cent
1792 Washington Getz Pattern Silvered White Metal Idler Copy Half Dollar
1792 Washington Getz Pattern Sm Eagle - Ornamented Half Dollar
1792 Washington Getz Pattern White Metal Idler Copy Half Dollar
1792 Washington President Getz Pattern - Small Eagle Half Dollar
1792 Washington President Getz Pattern - Small Eagle Lettered Edge Half Dollar
1792 Washington President Getz Pattern - Small Eagle Ornamented Edge Cent
1792 Washington President Getz Pattern - Small Eagle Ornamented Edge Half Dollar
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