(1831-34) G$1 C. Bechtler, 30 G., Reeded Edge MS(PCGS#10064)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4642

Grade

AU58

Price

9,000

Lot Description

Undated (1831-1834) Christopher Bechtler $1. K-1. Rarity-4. 30.G., Star. AU-58 (PCGS). Glints of light rose peripheral toning add further appeal to both sides of this handsome, predominantly olive-gold example. The surfaces are satiny in texture and pleasingly smooth in appearance with all design elements sharply defined. The Bechtlers were one of the earliest and most significant private minters in U.S. coinage history. Operating their establishment in Rutherford County, North Carolina, Christopher Bechtler, his son August and his nephew Christopher serviced the Piedmont region of North Carolina and Georgia -- the nation's principal source of native gold prior to the California Gold Rush of the late 1840s and 1850s. This is an attractive and desirable example of one of the firm's first gold dollar issues that would do equally well in an advanced gold type or date set. Provenance: From the Blue Ridge Mountains Portfolio. PCGS# 10064. Click here for certification details from PCGS.