{"product_id":"forgotten-colorado-silver-robert-d-leonard-jr-9781540217158","title":"Forgotten Colorado Silver: Joseph Lesher's Defiant Coins","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert D. Leonard Jr. , Ken Hallenbeck Jr. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540217159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540217158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Robert D. Leonard Jr.","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989278195967,"sku":"9781540217158","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67852b7f-3ca3-4797-a6b9-0b2709e89aab.jpg?v=1683298592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forgotten-colorado-silver-robert-d-leonard-jr-9781540217158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}