Bechtler gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), 1832-1842, obverse |
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| Rating | |
| Title | Bechtler gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), 1832-1842 |
| Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
| Date | Circa 1832 |
| Description | Bechtler gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), 1832-1842 |
| Historical Notes | Despite the abundance of gold found in western North Carolina during the 1820s, there was in the region at that time a serious lack of money in circulation, especially coinage. It was that shortage of coinage or “specie” that Christopher Bechtler, Sr., helped to ease when he began producing gold dollars, quarter-eagles ($2.50), and half-eagles ($5.00) in the 1830s. Local prospectors and miners especially welcomed the arrival of the new coins, for those laborers generally distrusted paper money and were often unwilling to accept it or exchange it for the highly prized gold dust, ore, nuggets they had worked so hard to find and accumulate. |
| Subject Name |
Bechtler, Christopher, Sr., 1782-1842. |
| Subject Topical |
Gold coins Numismatic collections Coinage -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| 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 | CK90.8 |
| Citation | Bechtler gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), 1832-1842; CK90.8; 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 quarter-eagle ($2.50), 1832-1842, obverse |
| Creator | Bechtler Mint. |
| Date | Circa 1832 |
| Description | Quarter-eagle ($2.50), gold, “BECHTLER.RUTHERF:” encircling “250.” at center; dancetted rim. |
| Transcription | BECHTLER.RUTHERF: 250 |
| Subject Geographic | North Carolina |
| Title Note | Title supplied by respository |
| Form General | Money |
| Physical Description | 16.2 mm, 4.12 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 | CK90.8 |
| Citation | Bechtler gold quarter-eagle ($2.50), 1832-1842; CK90.8; North Carolina Collection Numismatic Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| filename | CK90_8_BECHTLER_obv.tif |
| Copyright Holder | Public Domain |
| Medium of Original | Gold |
| path | \ncc\numismatics\ |
| Style/Period | Bechtler Gold |
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