BECHTLER, Alt Christoph (Christopher Sr.)  ( -1842) Early American diesinker.
          The Bechtlers came from Baden, Germany, to settle in
          Rutherfordton, North Carolina where they set up a jewelry 
          shop, later established a private mint and issued gold coins 
          made from gold mines in area. After the death of the senior 
          Bechtler the business was continued by his son, Augustus, 
          and nephew, Christopher Junior (see next entries).

          C   O   I   N   S

1834 $5 U.S. Gold with c. bechtler counterstamp . Breen 6501,
          Rulau HT 570
1831ca $2.50, $5 Gold. . . . . . . . . . . Breen 7738-7741
n.d. $1, $2.50, $5 Gold . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 7742-7762
n.d. $5 Gold restrikes. . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 7768-7769

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

E3  {1902-30} Forrer 1:141.
E8  {1951} Kenney, 4.
E8A {1951} Kennedy Manuscript File.
S44 {1981} Kagin, p 23-35, 73.
O12 {1988} Breen 6501, p 527; 7738-7762 624-627; 7768-7769 628; 474-75, 699.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog of U.S. Tokens, HT 570, p 145.
P2   {2013} Brothers (Eric) The German Invasion; An Influx of Talented German-born
          Artists in the 19th and 20th Centuries Left a Lasting Numismatic Legacy  The Numismatist 126:3 
          (March 2013) p. 59-65 [Bechtler described 60-61].