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Forgotten Colorado Silver: Joseph Lesher's Defiant Coins
History Press Library Editions
ISBN13:
9781540217158
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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.
- | Author: Robert D. Leonard Jr|Ken Hallenbeck Jr
- | Publisher: History Press Library Editions
- | Publication Date: Jul 10, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 130 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Antiques & Collectibles
- | ISBN-10: 1540217159
- | ISBN-13: 9781540217158
- Author:
- Robert D. Leonard Jr|Ken Hallenbeck Jr
- Publisher:
- History Press Library Editions
- Publication Date:
- Jul 10, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 130 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover/Antiques & Collectibles
- ISBN-10:
- 1540217159
- ISBN-13:
- 9781540217158