1842 A. Bechtler Five Dollar Gold Piece - 128 Grains, 22 Carats
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Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $52,900
- Sold
- Grade
- MS61
- Auction house
- American Numismatic Rarities
Description
This A. Bechtler five-dollar piece (Kagin K-28) is struck to 128 grains of 22-carat gold and reads CAROLINA GOLD. The mint later passed to A. Bechtler, whose name replaced C. Bechtler's on the dies (Eckfeldt and Du Bois, 1850). Christopher Bechtler died in 1843, and Wikipedia names Augustus among the sons who came with him in 1829. August kept the three grades of 20, 21 and 22 carats for his five-dollar pieces but dropped the GEORGIA GOLD legend (Greysheet). The Mint found his five-dollar pieces between full value and one and a half percent short and his dollars about two percent below their value (Eckfeldt and Du Bois). It is August Bechtler's 22-carat half eagle, without the GEORGIA GOLD legend his father had used for that grade (Greysheet). Catalogue numbers: K-28. PCGS number 10043.
Rarity Notes
R-6 (Greysheet)
Cross References
K-28
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