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Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
Clip | 1m 11s
Historian Harry Watson describes the difficulties involved with transporting raw gold from the mountains of North Carolina to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
Aired: 10/01/12
Transporting Gold from North Carolina to Philadelphia
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Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
Promo: Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
Introduction to UNC-TV's documentary, Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint.
Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
Experts discuss how raw gold was used in bartering for merchandise during the 1800s.
Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
Excerpt from Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint showing the process of making gold coins.
Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
The Bechtler House in Rutherfordton, NC
Bechtler House owner Lynn Padgett describes qualities of the structure built in 1838.
Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
Lloyd Nanney Describes Making Becthler Gold Coins By Hand
Prospector Lloyd Nanney describes how Christopher Bechtler manufactured gold coins by hand
Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
North Carolina's gold rush of the 1800s and the minting of America's first $1 gold coin.
