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Rutherfordton Mint In North Carolina Private yet Sanctioned
Rutherfordton in western North Carolina once hosted the only private mint operated with U.S. government sanction. In 1830 Christian Bechtler and his son Augustus minted gold coins using local placer ore, producing one, two and a half, and five dollar pieces marked with Georgia Gold and other inscriptions. The Charlotte Mint opened in 1838, with Bechtler operations waning after 1835 when Congress moved coinage to Charlotte.
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