(1837-42) G$1 C. Bechtler, 28.G Centered N Reversed AU53 认证号04608591, PCGS号10055

Before the establishment of federal mints at Charlotte and Dahlonega miners were left with the choice making the treacherous journey to the Philadelphia Mint or turning their gold dust and nuggets over to local goldmongers . Private minters like the Bechtler's took the place of these goldmongers and smelted ore into gold coins at a fair price. Their mintage in one-dollar, quarter-eagle, and half-eagle denominations were accepted in local commerce transaction sometimes in favor of the rare federal coinages. The Bechtler family minting operation lasted from 1830 into the early 1850's when the Charlotte mint brought about their demise.

Ron Guth

The Bechtler family of North Carolina (later Georgia) struck gold coins using local ore in the 1830s and 1840s.  They struck gold Dollar coins well before the U.S. Mint did, and the Mint may have looked to these coins for inspiration -- nhot so much for their simple design but as the model for a new, unanticipated denomination. 

This variety shows the N of ONE engraved backwards.  The engraver may have made an attempt to correct the error, as a faint diagonal of a proper N can be seen beneath the incorrectly engraved N.  While this variety is popular, it is among the most common of the Bechtler $1 varieties.

Only one die variety (Kagin 4) features the reversed N.