Dollar - Joseph Lesher Colorado - A.B. Bumstead, Type

Reverse

Jos. Leshers Referendum Souvenir in upper five-eighths of circle near edge; in center of upper half is a device from the State Seal of Colorado, including its motto

Script: Latin

Lettering: Jos. Leshers Referendum Souvenir • Silver • Price 1.25 • / M'f'd Victor / Colo. / 1900

Comment

1900 $1 Lesher Dollar, A.B. Bumstead, Type Two, Serial No. 689, HK-789, CAC. Victor, Colorado grocer A.B. Bumstead was Joseph Lesher's best customer for his scheme to circulate "referendum souvenir" silver medals in the West. The present piece has a serial number, and lacks the upper reverse scrollwork seen on Type One