Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1831, obverse |
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Title | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1831 |
Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
Date | July 1831 |
Description | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1831 |
Historical Notes | This coin was among the first five-dollar gold pieces struck by Christopher Bechtler, Sr., in Rutherford County, N.C. Note that the location is cited within the secondary inscription on this specimen’s obverse. The coin’s die characteristics indicate that this particular piece was minted in the late summer of 1831, either in late July or August. As with other early Bechtler coins, this one also features the term “ASSAYER"".” |
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 | CK90.20 |
Citation | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1831 CK90.20; 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 half-eagle ($5.00), 1831, obverse |
Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
Date | July 1831 |
Description | Half-eagle ($5.00), gold, “C. BECHTLER. ASSAYER.[star]” encircling “RUTHERFORD COUNTY.” at center, beaded rim. |
Transcription | C. BECHTLER. ASSAYER. RUTHERFORD COUNTY. |
Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
DCMI Type | Image |
Title Note | Title supplied by respository |
Form General | Money |
Physical Description | 25 mm, 9.65 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 | CK90.20 |
Creator Identifier | Serial Number [Undetermined] |
Citation | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1831; CK90.20; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
filename | CK90_20_BECHTLER_obv.tif |
Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
Medium of Original | Gold |
path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
Style/Period | Bechtler Gold |
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