Undated (1842-1852) August Bechtler $1. K-24. Rarity-3. 27.G., 21.C. Plain Edge. AU-55 (PCGS). Handsome honey-olive surfaces display glints of pale rose-russet here and there around the borders. The texture is satiny and there is appreciable luster remaining. Both sides have sharp detail to all design elements. PCGS has mounted this coin with the reverse up in the holder; that side of the coin is rotated a full 90 counterclockwise from coin alignment. Struck from locally mined gold by August Bechtler at Rutherfordton, North Carolina. We estimate a surviving population of between 1,000 and 2,000 specimens, making K-24 one of the more available varieties of privately issued coins from the Appalachian Gold Rush.
