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<p>[QUOTE="coloradotokens, post: 513396, member: 17153"]<font size="3"><font face="Calibri">I would like to comment on the number of varieties known of Lesher Dollars, because it’s a debated topic. Most coin dealers, collectors, Lesher enthusiasts, and the late Anda Wilde believe that there are 18 different varieties. </font></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">I was the one who did the interview for the Gazette article and I explained to the reporter that I believe there to be 21 possibly 22 different varieties. I have the 18 medals attributed but would like to add that some medals are not numbered, thus a new variety. There are three Lesher dollars that not only have examples with numbers, but also examples without numbers. Those medals were issued to George Mullen of Victor, Boyd Park of Denver, and the Imprint type which had a blank space where the merchants’ names were punched. With the previous 18 and the new three makes 21 varieties, as stated in the Gazette Lesher story. There is also one known example of the W.F. White Merc. Co. of Grand Junction that is unnumbered, this token is owned by the American Numismatic Society in New York City. Including the example of the W.F White Lesher it would make a total of 22 different varieties of Lesher Dollars in my opinion. As I stated above this issue is a much debated one, the number of varieties known will differ depending who you talk to. If you refer to the “redbook” be aware that three medals are not listed, being the H.H Rosser, H. Stein, and the Trade Mark Applied For medal. All three medals are unique as the only known, similar to the A.W Clark Lesher, which IS listed in the “redbook.”</font></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">One other note regarding the story written in the Gazette that states, “New type of lesher dollar was discovered in 1998 in a shoe box.” This quote is not entirely correct; a new variety, not type was discovered being the A.W Clark medal. It was a new discovery but it was not found in a shoe box, the reporter confused my words when I said I knew of a story where a Lesher Dollar was found in a shoe box.</font></font></p><p><font face="Calibri"><font size="3">As to the hidden coffee can full of Lesher Dollars accumulated by Zach Hutton, I can not find any information to support this theory. I believe if there was such a can that it would have been found by now. I do however believe that there is a possibility that some medals could be found in Florence because there is evidence that C.W Thomas of Florence was agent for Lesher. This information is attributed to Sam Cohen, exclusive agent of Lesher Dollars who wrote a book about his experiences in Victor and the Cripple Creek mining district. No such Lesher Dollar has ever been found.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coloradotokens, post: 513396, member: 17153"][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I would like to comment on the number of varieties known of Lesher Dollars, because it’s a debated topic. Most coin dealers, collectors, Lesher enthusiasts, and the late Anda Wilde believe that there are 18 different varieties. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]I was the one who did the interview for the Gazette article and I explained to the reporter that I believe there to be 21 possibly 22 different varieties. I have the 18 medals attributed but would like to add that some medals are not numbered, thus a new variety. There are three Lesher dollars that not only have examples with numbers, but also examples without numbers. Those medals were issued to George Mullen of Victor, Boyd Park of Denver, and the Imprint type which had a blank space where the merchants’ names were punched. With the previous 18 and the new three makes 21 varieties, as stated in the Gazette Lesher story. There is also one known example of the W.F. White Merc. Co. of Grand Junction that is unnumbered, this token is owned by the American Numismatic Society in New York City. Including the example of the W.F White Lesher it would make a total of 22 different varieties of Lesher Dollars in my opinion. As I stated above this issue is a much debated one, the number of varieties known will differ depending who you talk to. If you refer to the “redbook” be aware that three medals are not listed, being the H.H Rosser, H. Stein, and the Trade Mark Applied For medal. All three medals are unique as the only known, similar to the A.W Clark Lesher, which IS listed in the “redbook.”[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]One other note regarding the story written in the Gazette that states, “New type of lesher dollar was discovered in 1998 in a shoe box.” This quote is not entirely correct; a new variety, not type was discovered being the A.W Clark medal. It was a new discovery but it was not found in a shoe box, the reporter confused my words when I said I knew of a story where a Lesher Dollar was found in a shoe box.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]As to the hidden coffee can full of Lesher Dollars accumulated by Zach Hutton, I can not find any information to support this theory. I believe if there was such a can that it would have been found by now. I do however believe that there is a possibility that some medals could be found in Florence because there is evidence that C.W Thomas of Florence was agent for Lesher. This information is attributed to Sam Cohen, exclusive agent of Lesher Dollars who wrote a book about his experiences in Victor and the Cripple Creek mining district. No such Lesher Dollar has ever been found.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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