Joseph Lesher’s Defiant Coins
by
Robert D. Leonard Jr., Ken L. Hallenbeck, Adna G. Wilde Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2017
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...