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.
Copyright:
2017
Book Details
Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781625857965
Related ISBNs:
9781467135252
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:
09/29/17
Copyrighted By:
Robert D. Jr., Ken L. Hallenbeck, Jr. Adna G. Wilde
