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Undated (1831-1834) C. Bechtler $5 Gold. Kagin-15. Rarity-6. With 150 G, Beaded Border. Finely Reede

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Undated (1831-1834) C. Bechtler $5 Gold. Kagin-15. Rarity-6. With 150 G, Beaded Border. Finely Reede
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Undated (1831-1834) C. Bechtler $5 Gold. Kagin-15. Rarity-6. With 150 G, Beaded Border. Finely Reeded Edge. MS-61 PCGS. CAC.
This deep yellow gold specimen is alight with even sunset orange and powder blue iridescence when viewed in a bold light source. Wavering between satiny and frosty, both lustrous sides of this important Mint State K-15 Bechtler half eagle display their own special charms. The obverse surface leans decidedly to the frosty side of the equation, while the reverse is satiny and perhaps even slightly reflective in places. Both sides are evenly centered with full, sharp beadwork around. No marks of an individual nature greet the unaided eye but rather an amalgam of tiny hairlines, seen best under low magnification, call for the measure of the grade. These much respected and much circulated gold pieces survive today in modest quantities. The present coin is one of only two examples of the variety given Mint State status by PCGS, and there is only a single grading point between the two coins! Herein lies an opportunity for an advanced specialist or an advanced type collector to obtain what is easily one of the finest Bechtler gold coins of any denomination extant today.

Obverse: NORTH CAROLINA GOLD. around, 5 at center, DOLLARS. / 20.CARATS. / 150. “G” (actually a C) on three lines beneath, star below all.
Reverse: C. BECHTLER, ASSAYER. and star around, RUTHERFORD COUNTY. in circle at center
Die Alignment: about 160 degrees.

PCGS Population: 1; 1 finer (MS-62).

At some point in time, perhaps by chance, perhaps not, a citizen of the southern gold region found it proper to save a Bechtler half eagle for posterity. Was it handed down from generation to generation until it came to bless the Zabriskie and Garrett cabinets in the mid-1800s, or did a visitor to the region pick up an example as a souvenir and later sell it to someone who guided it to Zabriskie? Either way, five dollars in gold was a large sum to salt away in its time, and the current generation of collectors have an unknown person or persons from the past – and a long line of caring numismatists -- to thank for the present opportunity.

Ex: From the Allan Collection.
Ex: Zabriskie and Garrett Collections.

PCGS Coin Facts