Forgotten Colorado Silver: Joseph Lesher's Defiant Coins
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467135259 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Surviving an initial dust-up with the Secret Service, Lesher found a loophole to place them in circulation in 1900 and 1901. 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.. 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
Founder of Ken Hallenbeck Coin Gallery, Colorado Springs, Ken Hallenbeck is a past president of the American Numismatic Association. About the Author Author of over one hundred numismatic articles and three books, American Numismatic Society fellow Bob Leonard has studied private coinages since the 1960s. Wilde, Jr., also an ANA past president, published a groundbreaking study of Lesher Dollars in 1978, "Lesher Referendum Medals: Where Are They Today?" . Adna G
Zendicant Pangolin said DESPITE SOME GREAT NEW INFORMATION THIS BOOK IS A MESS!. Look, anyone with more than a passing interest in the Lesher Referendum Souvenirs is going to buy this book and he should. For, this book, as flawed as it is, does have a lot of interesting historical/biographical information that can't be found outside of primary resource material.In other words, a whole lot of time and effort was spent researching this material, primarily through efforts instigated by one Robert S. Kincaid who is mentioned and given credit in the Preface. Interestingly, his name is not listed as a
Adna G. 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. Wilde, Jr., also an ANA past president, published a groundbreaking study of Lesher Dollars in 1978, "Lesher Referendum Medals: Where Are They Today?"