Forgotten Colorado Silver

Joseph Lesher's Defiant Coins

Robert D Leonard Jr, Ken Hallenbeck Jr

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History Press Library Editions
10 July 2017

History of the Americas; Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics); Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery); Local history

"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."

By: Robert D Leonard Jr, Ken Hallenbeck Jr
Imprint: History Press Library Editions
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 345g
ISBN: 9781540217158
ISBN 10: 1540217159
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 10 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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?