Administrator LISA B Posted November 2, 2012 Administrator Share Posted November 2, 2012 This weeks First and Second place winners will be picked at random… The question must be answered by Saturday at midnight EST. QUESTION: Where and when were the first gold dollars struck? GOOD LUCK!!! This week’s winner will The Treasure Ship S.S. New York, her story 1837-1846 by Q. David Bowers. There will also be a runner up prize given to a selected player with the correct answer. REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripka-migration Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 1836 in Charlotte and Dahlonega NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripka-migration Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Charlotte and Dahlonega North Carolina in 1936? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritter Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 mysia (anatolia) 4th centry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coinsandmedals Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The first gold dollars made in the United States were privately minted issues produced about 1830 by a German immigrant named Alt Christoph Bechtler who operated a jewelry shop in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. In Rutherford County, NC 1831-1852. In one of my close by counties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth F Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 In Rutherfordton, North Carolina in 1831. Were made by Christopher Bechtler and they were called Bechtler Dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamD Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The first gold dollars - privately minted starting in 1831 - were made by Bechtler in Rutherfordton, NC. The first OFFICIAL gold dollars started in 1849, but prior to that Gobrecht designed gold dollars in March 1836 at the Philadelphia Mint (Judd-67-Judd71). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan8402 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 The first gold dollars made in the United States were privately minted issues produced about 1830 by a German immigrant named Alt Christoph Bechtler who operated a jewelry shop in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtnstyne Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 C.Bechtler Dollar minted at his private mint in Rutherford County, NC from 1831. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadams Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 The first gold dollars were struck in 1849 at the Philadelphia, Dahlonega, Charlotte, and New Orleans mints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e1cnr Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Although gold dollars were not authorized in Congress until early 1849 and first made in Philadelphia but also New Orleans (LA), Dahlonega (GA), and Charlotte (NC) for general circulation - the first gold dollars were made in 1836 as patterns in Philadelphia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 1622 at the mint of Cartagena, (Gold Cob Coins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAA Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 In 1831 a private mint (operated by Christopher Bechtler) in Rutherford County NC produced the first gold dollar in the United States. The US mint did not produce Gold Dollars until 1849. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhardin2413 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 the first dollars were struck in 1849--i guess the real question is which of the four mints, philly new orleans charlotte or dahlogea was teh first to roll them out. my guess: 1849 charlotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattcorbett2010 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 The first gold dollars made in the United States were privately minted issues produced about 1830 by a German immigrant named Alt Christoph Bechtler who operated a jewelry shop in Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator LISA B Posted November 5, 2012 Author Administrator Share Posted November 5, 2012 [font:Comic Sans MS]QUESTION: Where and when were the first gold dollars struck? Answer: North Carolina, 1831 (the Bechtler coinage) This week’s winner coinsandmedals has won a copy of The Treasure Ship S.S. New York, her story 1837-1846 by Q. David Bowers. Our Runner up SamD has won a single coin display box. Thank you for playing and please stop by this Friday for the PMG Numisma-Quest question[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
