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Distributed in 1900 and 1901 by Joseph Lesher of Victor, Colorado, these private tokens were used in trade to some extent, and stocked by various merchants who redeemed them in goods. Coins were numbered and a blank space left at bottom of 1901 issues, in which were stamped names of businessmen who bought them.
Catalog Information
GSID:
79196
Designer:
Joseph W. Lesher
Fineness:
0.95
Weight (gr):
26.73 gr
Weight (oz):
0.943 oz
Strike Type:
Private
Diameter:
35
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Bumstead Type, no mtn obv, Second rev
Variety 2:
HK-1016
Coin Date:
1900
Denomination:
Lesher $
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Victor, CO
Coinage Type:
Lesher (Referendum) Dollars
Coinage Years:
1900-1901
Composition:
95% silver; 5% copper
Rarity:
10
PCGS #:
19003
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Coin Value History
1900 Lesher $ Bumstead Type, no mtn obv, Second rev, HK-1016 MS
Value By Grade
1900 Lesher $ Bumstead Type, no mtn obv, Second rev, HK-1016 MS
CPG (retail) values
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1900 Lesher $ Bumstead, First Type, HK-787 MS
Worth: $2,150 – $6,000
1900 Lesher $ Bumstead Type, First rev, HK-788 MS
Worth: $2,300 – $10,500
1900 Lesher $ Bumstead Type, First rev, w/o number, HK-788a MS
1900 Lesher $ Bumstead Type, Second rev, HK-789 MS
Worth: $2,400 – $8,400
1900 Lesher $ Bumstead Type, Second rev, w/o number, HK-789a MS
1900 Lesher $ Bank Type, HK-790 MS
1900 Lesher $ Bank Type, w/o number, HK-790a MS
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, HK-791 MS
Worth: $3,000 – $14,400
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, w/o number, HK-791a MS
Worth: $2,400 – $3,750
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, Slusher stamp, HK-792 MS
Worth: $2,500 – $5,000
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, Cohen stamp, HK-793 MS
Worth: $7,000 – $10,000
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, Klein stamp, HK-794 MS
Worth: $14,000 – $16,800
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, Mullen stamp, HK-795 MS
Worth: $4,500 – $9,000
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, Mullen stamp, w/o number, HK-795a MS
Worth: $12,000 – $14,400
1901 Lesher $ Imprint Type, Boyd Park stamp, HK-796 MS
Worth: $2,600 – $5,280
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