Forgotten Colorado Silver: Joseph Lesher's Defiant Coins - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert D. Leonard, Jr., Ken Hallenbeck, Jr.Publish date:2017-07-10Pages:130
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540217158ISBN-10:1540217159UPC:9781540217158Book Category:History, Antiques & CollectiblesBook Subcategory:United States, Coins, Currency & Medals, Silver, Gold & Other MetalsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.76Product ID:SCRG65WKD4
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540217158ISBN-10:1540217159UPC:9781540217158Book Category:History, Antiques & CollectiblesBook Subcategory:United States, Coins, Currency & Medals, Silver, Gold & Other MetalsBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.76Product ID:SCRG65WKD4
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