Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
1 The Cripple Creek Mining District 9
2 Private Coins and Free Silver 13
3 Joseph Lesher: Pioneer, Promoter and Minter 17
4 The Lesher "Referendum" Dollar 23
5 Dies, Mintages and Survivors 39
6 A "Lesher Dollar Treasure"? 45
7 A.B. Bumstead, Popular Grocer of Victor 49
8 Sam Cohen, Jeweler and Agent for Victor 53
9 Geo. McMullen ("Mullen"), Shoemaker of Victor 61
10 J.M. Slusher, Grocer and Agent for Cripple Creek 67
11 J.E. Nelson, Dry Goods, Holdrege, Nebraska 75
12 Boyd Park. Jeweler and Agent for Denver 85
13 C.W. Thomas, an Agent Who Vanished 91
14 D.W. Klein, Agent and Pueblo Saloonkeeper 97
15 W.C. Alexander, Jeweler of Salida 103
16 Goodspeed & Co., Colorado Springs Jewelers 109
17 W.F. White, Grand Junction Department Store 115
18 The Uniques: A.W. Clark, H.H. Rosser and H. Stein 121
Bibliography 125
About the Authors 127