Whitman Expo
1901 Imprint Type, Boyd Park stamp Lesher Dollar MS HK-796 Values
Details
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.
Basic Information
GSID:
15267
Coin Date:
1901
Denomination:
Lesher $ / Lesher Dollar
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Victor, CO
Mintage:
150
Coinage Type:
Lesher (Referendum) Dollars
Coinage Years:
1900-1901
Composition:
95% silver; 5% copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Imprint Type, Boyd Park stamp
Variety 2:
HK-796
Rarity:
R-6
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.95
Weight:
26.73 gr
Weight:
0.943 oz
Strike Type:
Private
Diameter:
32 mm
Coin Shape:
Octagonal
