1792 (ca. 1859) Washington Getz Half Dollar Struck Copy by Idler. Musante GW-27, W-15910. Silver. MS-64 (PCGS).

34.0 mm. Plain edge. Coin turn. Deeply reflective and fully lustrous, with splendid pastel blue, violet, and gold toning over light silver gray surfaces. Crisp and attractive, with the word COPY still present on the reverse (not scraped off as so often seen, even on pieces in high grade encapsulations). Some scattered trivial marks are seen, as are pre-striking polishing lines that look like but should not be confused with hairlines. A really pretty example of this popular issue's most noble composition.

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from Charles McSorley in May 1962; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XIV, May 2006, lot 618.