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Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint

Transporting Gold from North Carolina to Philadelphia

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

Rating: NR

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Using Raw Gold for Bartering

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Making Gold Coins By Hand

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The Bechtler House in Rutherfordton, NC

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Lloyd Nanney Describes Making Becthler Gold Coins By Hand

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