Dollar - Joseph Lesher Colorado; First Type

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Script: Latin

Lettering: A Commodity / Will Give / in / Exchange / Currency Coin / or / Merchandise / at Face Value / No.

Comment

1900 $1 Lesher Dollar, Zerbe Type One -- Zerbe-1, HK-787, R.6. Joseph W. Lesher was a silver mine owner near Central, CO. The rare initial Lesher variety had no indication merchant, and was essentially a silver token that Lesher personally promised to redeem for $1.25 upon request. 100 pieces were struck, each with a hand-engraved serial number on the reverse exergue. This example is #34. The tan-brown and gunmetal-gray surfaces are hairlined from cleaning. Listed on page 408 of the 2015 Guide Book.