(1837-42) $5 C. Bechtler, Georgia Gold RUTHERF: MS (PCGS#10109)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5465
- 等级
- AU50
- 价格
- 93,172
- 详细说明
- Significant K-23 C. Bechtler $5 Gold
Rarely Encountered
Undated (1837-1842) Christopher Bechtler $5. K-23. Rarity-6+. RUTHERF, 128.G., 22 CARATS. AU-50 (PCGS).
This is a handsome piece with attractively original surfaces, both sides exhibiting blushes of rose-apricot iridescence to otherwise dominant honey-olive patina. The strike is generally well executed with only a touch of softness along the right obverse and left reverse borders, although we stress that all design elements are readily evident and fully appreciable. The persistent viewer will be rewarded with remnants of the original finish that are most intense in the protected areas around the letters and digits. Otherwise smooth in hand, a couple of shallow scuffs in the obverse field below the digit 1 in 128 are mentioned solely for identification purposes. From Christopher Bechtler's seventh series, the K-23 $5 is a significant rarity with fewer than 20 coins believed extant in all grades. A find for the advanced collector of private and territorial gold coinage.
Provenance: From the Samuel J. Berngard Collection.
PCGS Population: 2; 12 finer, jut two of which are Mint State (both MS-61).
PCGS# 10109.
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