Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint  Using Raw Gold for Bartering

Experts discuss how raw gold was used in bartering for merchandise during the 1800s. Details

 

Program: Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint

Episode: Using Raw Gold for Bartering

Historians Robin Lattimore and Harry Watson, Historic Sites Curator Richard Knapp, and Bechtler House owner Lynn Padgett describe how raw gold was used in bartering for merchandise in small North Carolina towns like Rutherfordton, in the 1800s, before hard currency became more readily available.

Duration: (2:26)
Premiere Date: 10/02/2012
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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Gold Fever and the Bechtler Mint
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Making Gold Coins By Hand
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The Bechtler House in Rutherfordton, NC
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Transporting Gold from North Carolina to Philadelphia
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Using Raw Gold for Bartering
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