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First Gold Dollar Minted Near Rutherfordton
North Carolina history notes Rutherfordton as the center of early U S gold mining from 1790 to 1840. Bechtler family, German metallurgists, opened a private mint in Rutherfordton in 1830 to coin gold dust into ingots and $2.50 and $5 coins, aiming to provide a local circulating medium amid scarce state currency.
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Rutherford County
Rutherfordton
United States
Yadkina River
North Carolina
Dahlonegah
South Carolina
California
Tom Rutherfordton
Christopher Bechler
Augustus Bechler
Christopher Bechtler
Christopher
Franklin County
Piedmont Plateau
Blue Ridge
Gaston County
Mecklenburg County
Conrad Reed
Olmstead
Montgomery
Anson
Mecklenburg
Cabarrus
Rowan
Randolph
Dr. Emmons
Davidson
Burke
Union
Stanley
Catawba
Guilford
Europe
Bechtlers
Augustus Bechtler
Charles Bechtler
Philadelphia
Columbia
Charleston
State Bank
Congress
United States Mint
Bechtler
North Carolina Spectator and Western Advertiser
Ruth
Grand Duchy of Baden
Augustus
State Histori