Bechtler gold dollar, 1842-1843, obverse |
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Title | Bechtler gold dollar, 1842-1843 |
Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
Date | Circa 1842 |
Description | Bechtler gold dollar, 1842-1843 |
Historical Notes | In their overall appearance, Bechtler gold pieces are neither as elaborately designed nor aesthetically pleasing as the coins produced by the United States Mint or by many other mints in the nineteenth century. Nevertheless, the miners, merchants, and other citizens who used Bechtler coins in the 1800s cared about the coins' reliability as an accepted medium of exchange, not about their looks. Encircling the numeral “1” on this dollar’s obverse is an attribution to its maker, “A. BECHTLER.” The A is an abbreviation for Augustus, the son of Christopher Bechtler, Sr. |
Subject Name |
Bechtler, Augustus, ca. 1813-1846. Bechtler, Christopher, Sr., 1782-1842. |
Subject Topical |
Gold coins Numismatic collections Coinage -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century |
Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
DCMI Type | Image |
Title Note | Title supplied by respository |
Form General | Money |
Collection in Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection; Herman W. Bernard Collection |
Digital Collection | North Carolina Currency |
Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Local Identifier | CK90.3 |
Citation | Bechtler gold dollar, 1842-1843; CK90.3; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
Medium of Original | Gold |
Style/Period | Bechtler Gold |
Description
Title | Bechtler gold dollar, 1842-1843, obverse |
Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
Date | Circa 1842 |
Description | One dollar, gold, “A. BECHTLER. [star] DOL:” encircling “1” at center, dancetted rim. |
Transcription | A. BECHTLER DOL: 1 |
Subject (tgm) | Stars |
Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
DCMI Type | Image |
Title Note | Title supplied by respository |
Form General | Money |
Physical Description | 16.6 mm, 1.725 grams |
Collection in Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery Numismatic Collection; Herman W. Bernard Collection |
Digital Collection | North Carolina Currency |
Repository | North Carolina Collection Gallery, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Local Identifier | CK90.3 |
Creator Identifier | Serial Number [Undetermined] |
Citation | Bechtler gold dollar, 1842-1843; CK90.3; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
filename | CK90_3_BECHTLER_obv.tif |
Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
Medium of Original | Gold |
path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
Style/Period | Bechtler Gold |
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