GETZ, Peter (florished 1792-1797) Colonial American
diesinker, jewelwer, silversmith, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Fielding quotes William Barton (Life of David Rittenhouse)
Getz was "a self-taught mechanic of singular ability." He
was a Mason and because of this he is credited with the
Washington Masonic Medal of 1797.
C O I N S
1792 Half Dollar Provisional Issues . . . . . . . . . . Baker 23-25,
Breen 1346-1351
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 81:133
1792 One Cent Provisional Issues. . . . . . . . . Breen 1352-1358
1796 Dollar (?) Provisional Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 1359
M E D A L S
1797 Washington General Grand Master Masonic Medal
(die engraving attributed to Getz from a sketch of
Washington by Pierre Eugène du Simitière drawn
from life on 1 February 1779). . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 288,
Marvin 264, Rulau Med 11
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:321, PCA 56:189
Illustrated: M57 {2007} Jaeger-Bowers, 100 Greatest #45
A R C H I V E S
Mss Smith (Pete) Private Mints in North America.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
K12a {1813} Barton (William) Memoirs of the Life of David Rittenhouse... Philadelphia.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 136.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 322.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
P1 {1886} American Journal of Numismatics, p 96.
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 10.
Px {1954} Breen. United States Patterns of 1792, II The Coins of Peter Getz. Coin
Collector's Journal 21:2 (March-April 1954) pp 1-16.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 46-47.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) "Washington coins" 23, 24, 25, p 45; 288 138.
O12 {1988} Breen 1346-1351, p 154-155; 1352-1358 155; 1359 155.
N33 {1998} Bowers, p 189, 299.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 14, Med 11 63.
M57 {2007} Jaeger (Katherine) and Bowers (Q. David) 100 Greatest American Medals
and Tokens. 1797 Wasington General Grand Maser Masonic Medal listed as #45, p 56.
diesinker, jewelwer, silversmith, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Fielding quotes William Barton (Life of David Rittenhouse)
Getz was "a self-taught mechanic of singular ability." He
was a Mason and because of this he is credited with the
Washington Masonic Medal of 1797.
C O I N S
1792 Half Dollar Provisional Issues . . . . . . . . . . Baker 23-25,
Breen 1346-1351
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 81:133
1792 One Cent Provisional Issues. . . . . . . . . Breen 1352-1358
1796 Dollar (?) Provisional Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 1359
M E D A L S
1797 Washington General Grand Master Masonic Medal
(die engraving attributed to Getz from a sketch of
Washington by Pierre Eugène du Simitière drawn
from life on 1 February 1779). . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 288,
Marvin 264, Rulau Med 11
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:321, PCA 56:189
Illustrated: M57 {2007} Jaeger-Bowers, 100 Greatest #45
A R C H I V E S
Mss Smith (Pete) Private Mints in North America.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
K12a {1813} Barton (William) Memoirs of the Life of David Rittenhouse... Philadelphia.
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 136.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 322.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
P1 {1886} American Journal of Numismatics, p 96.
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 10.
Px {1954} Breen. United States Patterns of 1792, II The Coins of Peter Getz. Coin
Collector's Journal 21:2 (March-April 1954) pp 1-16.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 46-47.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) "Washington coins" 23, 24, 25, p 45; 288 138.
O12 {1988} Breen 1346-1351, p 154-155; 1352-1358 155; 1359 155.
N33 {1998} Bowers, p 189, 299.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 14, Med 11 63.
M57 {2007} Jaeger (Katherine) and Bowers (Q. David) 100 Greatest American Medals
and Tokens. 1797 Wasington General Grand Maser Masonic Medal listed as #45, p 56.