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 | 127105 | GOLD C BECHTLER $1 XF45 PCGS | $ 3,875.00 |
| K-4 N REVERSED. RUTHERF 28G CAROLINA DOLLAR The Bechtler family of North Carolina (later Georgia) struck gold coins using local ore in the 1830 s and 1840 s. They struck gold coins for the United States prior to the U.S. Mint. THIS VARIETY SHOWS THE N of ONE ENGRAVED BACKWARDS. The engraver may have made an attempt to correct the error, as a faint diagonal of a proper N can be seen beneath the incorrectly engraved N. This is one of the more common of the Bechtler s $1 varieties. ONLY ONE DIE VARIETY FOR THIS. EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL AND SURFACE COLORATION. PCGS CERTIFIED AND BOLD DETAILS FOR THE EXTRA FINE XF45 CERTIFIED GRADE. |
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| 110883 | A Bechtler G$1 27gr 21c MS61 | $ 7,750.00 |
| 1842-1852 Gold A.Bechtler $1 dollar PCGS CERTIFIED BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED
MINT STATE & CAC CERTIFICATION. The Bechtlers
(1831-1852). A skilled German metallurgist, Christopher Bechtler, assisted by
his son August and his nephew, also named Christopher, operated a private mint
in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Rutherford County and other areas in the
Piedmont region of North Carolina and Georgia were the principal sources of the nation s gold supply from 1790 until the California gold strikes in 1848.
Bechtler coins were well accepted by the public and circulated widely in the
Southeast. BRILLIANT SURFACE LUSTER, WELL STRUCK WITH SHARP DETAILS, EXCELLENT
EYE APPEAL, ORIGINAL SURFACE COLORATION. |
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| 126112 | GOLD 1851 C $1 AU53 PCGS | $ 2,150.00 |
| GOLD CHARLOTTE ONE DOLLAR. MINTAGE: 41,267. The type 1 Charlotte gold dollars
were struck from 1849-1853. A total of 80,816 were produced and of these 51.06%
were this date. THE MOST COMMON OF THE TYPE 1 CHARLOTTE GOLD DOLLARS. FULLY
STRUCK WITH SHARP DETAILS AND NO WEAKNESS ON EITHER SIDE. STRONG BORDERS AND
STRONG LETTERING. SOME MINT MADE STIRATIONS. LOTS OF BRILLIANT MINT LUSTER. DEEP
ORANGE-GOLD COLORATION. OUTSTANDING EYE APPEAL. ONLY 750-1000+ TOTAL KNOWN. PCGS HAS ONLY CERTIFIED 75 IN MINT STATE WHICH WHO INCLUDE REGRADES. |
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| 120495 | GOLD 1853 C $1 XF45 CAC PCGS | $ 2,450.00 |
| CAC CERTIFICATION! EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL for this GOLD LIBERTY ONE DOLLAR from
the CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA MINT. MINTAGE ONLY 11,515. LESS AVAILABLE than the
1852 C $1 in AU or UNC GRADES. LIKE most "C" MINT GOLD DOLLARS the PLANCHETS are often VERY POOR and the DIES USED also show NUMBEROUS DEFECTS. THE FINAL TYPE
ONE GOLD DOLLAR STRUCK IN CHARLOTTE and SIMILAR IN RARITY as the 1852-C. VERY SCARCE IN AU and RARE IN UNCIRCULATED. ORIGINAL SURFACES that are MEDIUM to DEEP
GREENISH-GOLD. Most are not well struck at the central reverse and they have
detracting mint-made planchet defects. |
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| 131238 | GOLD 1857 C $1 XF45 PCGS | $ 2,375.00 |
| CHARLOTTE MINT INDIAN PRINCESS HEAD, LARGE HEAD. ONLY 13,280 MINTED. MUCH RARER AND HARDER TO LOCATE THAN MOST REALIZE! A REAL BEAUTY. NICE COLORATION ON SURFACES.
The planchets used were attrocious as was the quality of minting. Most look terrible. The type two gold dollar was a failure |
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