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PCGS Number: 10067 Coin Date: (1837-42) Denomination (Short): G$2 1/2 Denomination (Long): $2.50 Gold Variety: C. Bechtler Variety 2: 67 GR, 21C, K-10 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: ~30 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1831-1842 Mint Location: Carolina Fineness: 0.875 Designer: Christopher Bechtler, Sr. Edge: Plain Obverse Description: 67.G. 21. CARATS. CAROLINA GOLD Reverse Description: 250. BECHTLER. RUTHERF: General Notes: The 21-carat product line was Christopher Bechtler’s last innovation, issued sometime after the summer of 1836. In the Kagin-10 pairing, the shared reverse frequently appears with three radial cracks. Two examples examined by the author appear to be from the die’s terminal state, exhibiting a large cud at 2:00 on the reverse. There are somewhere around 30 known examples, with a handful of mint state specimens, one of which – in the terminal die state - is choice BU. PCGS #: 10067 NGC ID: 2B9F
