| Forgotten Colorado Silver: Joseph Lesher's Defiant Coins Contributor(s): , Robert D. Leonard, Jr. (Author), , Ken Hallenbeck, Jr. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540217159 ISBN-13: 9781540217158 Publisher: History Press Library Editions
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: July 2017 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Antiques & Collectibles | Coins, Currency & Medals - Antiques & Collectibles | Silver, Gold & Other Metals |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.76 lbs) 130 pages |
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| Publisher Description: At the turn of the last century, miner Joseph Lesher attempted to raise the price of silver by privately minting octagonal "Referendum souvenir medal" coins with values of $1.25 or $1. They were common in Victor, Cripple Creek, Denver and other places in Colorado in the days after William Jennings Bryan fought unsuccessfully for free silver. Surviving an initial dust-up with the Secret Service, Lesher found a loophole to place them in circulation in 1900 and 1901. Today, coin collectors pay more than $1,000 for one. This is the story of Joseph Lesher and his audacious private mint, along with the merchants in the mining towns and elsewhere who supported him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jr, Robert D. Leonard: - Author of over one hundred numismatic articles and three books, American Numismatic Society fellow Bob Leonard has studied private coinages since the 1960s. Founder of Ken Hallenbeck Coin Gallery, Colorado Springs, Ken Hallenbeck is a past president of the American Numismatic Association. Adna G. Wilde, Jr., also an ANA past president, published a groundbreaking study of Lesher Dollars in 1978, "Lesher Referendum Medals: Where Are They Today?" |
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