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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 10043 Coin Date: (1842-52) Denomination (Short): G$5 Denomination (Long): 5 Dollar Gold Variety: A.Bechtler Variety 2: 128 GR, 22C, K-28 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: ~24 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1842-1852 Mint Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina Fineness: 0.9167 Designer: A.Bechtler Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: 128.G. 22. CARATS. CAROLINA GOLD. Reverse Description: 5 DOLLARS. * A. BECHTLER.RUTHERFORD. General Notes: The Kagin-28 is Augustus Bechtler’s 22-carat half eagle variant. Approximately two dozen examples are known, most of which are graded XF or AU. A single, mint state specimen, owned by a North Carolina family from the mid-19th century until 2006, is the finest known of the variety. PCGS #: 10043 NGC ID: 2B9Z
