(1842-1850) A. Bechtler Gold Dollar 27 Grains 21 Carat Plain Edge - PCGS AU 50 Latvia Weight (g): 7

Weight (g): 7

This note is a fair bit nicer than the examples typically offered – generally heavily circulated

the only thing really keeping them from being Very Fine is the crispness

Oval portrait of Governor Lechter at lower left

Note: Varieties exist

(1842-1850) A. Bechtler Gold Dollar 27 Grains 21 Carat Plain Edge - PCGS AU 50 Latvia Weight (g): 7Scarce by any measure, August Bechtler gold coins were made from both Georgia and North Carolina gold (the chief states supplying U. S. gold until the California strikes of 1848.) It is fair to say the majority of $1 denomination coins suffered through the years, many likely leaving the Bechtler's private mint bent and or poorly struck from deteriorating dies. Finding any problem free coin in XF or above grade is always a gift. I recently purchased