Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1834-1838, obverse |
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Title | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1834-1838 |
Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
Date | Circa 1834 |
Description | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1834-1838 |
Historical Notes | A newspaper advertisement announcing the opening of the Christopher Bechtler’s “Watch Making and Jewelry” business in Rutherfordton, N.C., can be seen in on page one of the August 6, 1830, issue of the North Carolina Spectator and Western Advertiser. In that notice, Christopher, Sr., states that his shop is located in the town “opposite Mr. Wm. Twitty’s tavern.” Within a year after opening his shop, Bechtler, with the help of his son and nephew, would also begin making coins with the gold that miners and other customers brought to him. |
Subject Name |
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 | CK90.14 |
Citation | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1834-1838; CK90.14; 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), 1834-1838, obverse |
Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
Date | Circa 1834 |
Description | Half-eagle ($5.00), gold, “C: BECHTLER.AT RUTHERFORD [star]” encircling “5” over “DOLLARS.” at center, plain rim. |
Transcription | C: BECHTLER. AT RUTHERFORD 5 DOLLARS |
Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
DCMI Type | Image |
Title Note | Title supplied by respository |
Form General | Money |
Physical Description | 24.7 mm, 9.04 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 | CK90.14 |
Citation | Bechtler gold half-eagle ($5.00), 1834-1838; CK90.14; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
filename | CK90_14_BECHTLER_obv.tif |
Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
Medium of Original | Gold |
path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
Style/Period | Bechtler Gold |
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