1900 Lesher $ Bumstead, First Type HK-787

Coin / United States of America / 1900 / Victor, CO / Lesher Dollars / Lesher $

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.

coinage-type Lesher (Referendum) Dollars
desg MS
designer Joseph W. Lesher
diameter 35
edge Plain
fineness 0.95
material 95% silver; 5% copper
mintage 100
ngc-id 2F6C
pcgs-link 19000
pcgs-number 19000
variety Bumstead, First Type
variety-2 HK-787
weight-grams 26.73
weight-ounces 0.943
year-display 1900-1901