Lot 1485
Christopher Bechtler, ONE DOLLAR N. CAROLINA, 30 gr. PCGS graded AU-55. Christopher Bechtler and his family operated a private mint in North Carolina in the 1830s and 1840s, producing gold coins for the local economy, all minted from locally mined gold. For many years those coins were more widely accepted than federal issues struck in Philadelphia, or at the branch mints in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Dahlonega, Georgia.All of the Bechtler coins, such as this 30 Grain piece, are highly popular with collectors today. (PCGS Pop. 13 in AU-55, only 18 graded higher, the highest grade being two MS-63 examples, and a total of 74 in all grades, 9/24/11).
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
Realized: $6,250