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Bechtler, Christopherr2WPadmin2018-08-22T16:51:18+00:00
Christopher Bechtler Portrait, 1975

Christopher Bechtler Portrait, 1975

Christopher Bechtler Images

(1782-1843)

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Christopher Bechtler Portrait, 1975
Bechtler, Christopher Portrait, 1975

Christopher Bechtler Portrait, 1975 copy based on original portrait

Christopher Bechtler Gold Press, n.d.
Bechtler Gold Press, n.d.

Die for stamping $5 Bechtler coins, ca. 1840-1850
Die for stamping $5 Bechtler coins, ca. 1840-1850

Single-barrel percussion pistol, likely made by Christopher Bechtler Sr.’s son, Augustus Bechtler, ca. 1840
Single-barrel percussion pistol, likely made by Christopher Bechtler Sr.’s son, Augustus Bechtler, ca. 1840

Bechtler one dollar gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1830
Bechtler one dollar gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1830

Bechtler One dollar gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1835
Bechtler One dollar gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1835

Bechtler $2.50  gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1835
Bechtler $2.50 gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1835

Bechtler $5 gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1835
Bechtler $5 gold coin, obverse and reverse, ca. 1835

Roller used to roll gold ingots into strips in preparation for stamping into planchets (i.e. coin blanks), ca. 1830-1850
Roller used to roll gold ingots into strips in preparation for stamping into planchets (i.e. coin blanks), ca. 1830-1850

Gold Roller, detail
Gold Roller, detail

Roller used to roll gold ingots into strips in preparation for stamping into planchets (i.e. coin blanks), ca. 1830-1850

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  • From the Colonial Economy to Early Industrialization, 1720-1840

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  • First Generation
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