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Sixty second introduction to UNC-TV's documentary, Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint about North Carolina's gold rush of the early 1800s and the founding of a private mint in Rutherford County by a German immigrant named Christopher Bechtler.
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Promo: Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
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Sixty second introduction to UNC-TV's documentary, Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint about North Carolina's gold rush of the early 1800s and the founding of a private mint in Rutherford County by a German immigrant named Christopher Bechtler.
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Experts discuss how raw gold was used in bartering for merchandise during the 1800s. (2m 26s)
Transporting Gold from North Carolina to Philadelphia
Historian Harry Watson describes transporting raw gold from NC to the Philadelphia Mint. (1m 11s)
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Excerpt from Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint showing the process of making gold coins. (59s)
Lloyd Nanney Describes Making Becthler Gold Coins By Hand
Prospector Lloyd Nanney describes how Christopher Bechtler manufactured gold coins by hand (1m 25s)
The Bechtler House in Rutherfordton, NC
Bechtler House owner Lynn Padgett describes qualities of the structure built in 1838. (51s)
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