J P M Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I was in the Mountains on Sunday and found this posted in the welcome center. I wanted to know if there are any here that may have a piece of this history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Colonial Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Above my budget, but no interest in it anyway. GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Spud Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 My one and only 🌞 GoldFinger1969 and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Spud Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 (edited) I do have this also. When I lived in Charlotte I was in the Charlotte Coin Club and was part of the committee that worked with Jamie Franki to get this medal made. It was great fun. I’ve also been to the gold mine and the river/creek where all the original Carolina gold came from. I have a few small nuggets from there that I panned too. Edited March 16, 2023 by Mr_Spud Zebo and rrantique 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Spud Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 this brochure comes with the medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 Very nice coin. Great information Mr-Spud thank for that. It looks like the coin has punch marks like it was being tested to see if it was real ? Mr_Spud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Spud Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Yea, something like that. It might even have been shot by buckshot. I’ve also heard that a lot of them got damaged removing them from the dies they used to strike them because they are so thin and they had to use tools to get them out of the dies but I’m not sure if that’s true J P M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeav Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I remember passing on a 1 dollar Bechtler for 700 bucks some years ago.......I would imagine that looks like a bargain today. Mr_Spud and J P M 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RWB Posted March 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) A little side interest --- Dr. R. M. Patterson Superintendent U.S. Mint July 26, 1846 Â Dear Sir, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The bearer of this, John Bechtler, a resident of Spring Garden and a very steady, industrious, temperate and honest man, is desirous, should a vacancy occur, of getting employment in the Mint in a situation he would be competent to fill. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mr. Bechtler went away from the City, [southward] three years ago last May and for a part of the time he was about, he was employed at the establishment in Rutherford, North Carolina and understood the manner and modes of work connected with the refining and coining of the precious metals. His cousin, Augustus Bechtler, held a permanent situation at the same place until he died about two years ago. Perhaps he was known to you. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I commend Mr. Bechtler to your favorable examination. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Very truly yours, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â J. Payne Edited March 17, 2023 by RWB rrantique, Mr_Spud and J P M 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics-fan3.14 Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 As a Carolina Boy, I've always wanted one of the Bechtler pieces. Availability, priority, and budget have just never aligned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebo Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 1:28 PM, physics-fan3.14 said: As a Carolina Boy, I've always wanted one of the Bechtler pieces. Availability, priority, and budget have just never aligned. Maybe a nice Charlotte mint piece instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 1:57 PM, Zebo said: Maybe a nice Charlotte mint piece instead? Charlotte gold is a bit up there also. I was looking at some In Pineville SC not long ago and they had quite a bit at a shop there. All nice pieces but to rich for my pocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
physics-fan3.14 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 1:57 PM, Zebo said: Maybe a nice Charlotte mint piece instead? Not really much cheaper, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebo Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 8:50 PM, physics-fan3.14 said: Not really much cheaper, haha. Not cheaper, many much more expensive - but very collectible. An alternative that’s all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
