{"product_id":"forgotten-colorado-silver-joseph-leshers-defiant-coins-hardcover","title":"Forgotten Colorado Silver: Joseph Lesher's Defiant Coins - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert D. Leonard   Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKen Hallenbeck   Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114874507399,"sku":"9781540217158","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c325c06add5866ef16981850e1eec35a.webp?v=1732503833","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/forgotten-colorado-silver-joseph-leshers-defiant-coins-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}