1842 C. Bechtler Five Dollar Gold Piece - 134 Grains, No Star

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Description

This five-dollar piece (Kagin K-26) pairs an A. Bechtler obverse of 134 grains and 21 carats, without a star, with the reverse 5 DOLLARS. * C:BECHTLER. AT RUTHERF:. 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). Greysheet describes it as a mule of the two makers' dies and reports three known, one in the Smithsonian Institution. Catalogue numbers: K-26. PCGS number 10100.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (Greysheet)

Cross References

K-26