August Bechtler One Dollar Gold Pieces
Base
About This Coin
A. Bechtler gold dollars of 27 grains and 21 carats, with plain (Kagin K-24) or reeded (K-25) edges. 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).
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(2)
1842 A. Bechtler One Dollar Gold Piece - 27 Grains, 21 Carats, Plain Edge
1842 A. Bechtler One Dollar Gold Piece - 27 Grains, 21 Carats, Reeded Edge
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