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Coinsarefun’s Tokens and Medals – coinsarefun
Here is a collector who proves that you don't need to build a specific set to have a great collection. Her "set" features a wide array of tokens and medals including classic Hard Times and other 19th century merchant tokens, Civil War tokens, Political/Campaign tokens, Bolen medals, gaming tokens, So-Called Dollars and more. But here's the rub: they are all tokens and medals that will immediately catch your eye. This collector has a strong taste for artistic medallic works, as most of her collection has well-executed busts or are pictural in nature. Every piece has a beautiful design or great story behind it. It features curiosities like "no pleasure can exceed the smoking of the weed" and "boy and dog". The highlights include three colorfully toned store cards by John K Curtis, E. Hill, and Carrington & Co. that also have designs coveted by collectors. Forget a complete set of Lincoln cents, this collection is sure to excite collectors and non-collectors alike with history, art, and quality of selection.

While this is NOT an original Lesher Dollar however is it part of its history.Medal owned by CoinsAreFun

Lesher House Restoration in Victor, Colorado #309 out of 1000 made

Taken from Collectors Universe Coin forum member Gemini

Leshers house is located on 513 West Victor Avenue. It is a modest small 3 room house with a lean-to kitchen. Dave Bowers realized that this was the oldest standing numismatically-related building in all of Colorado. Dave bought the house and presented the deed to the ANA sometime in the early 1980's. He hoped that the house would be restored and serve as both a museum and a retreat house for staff and students. The cost of rebuilding the house was funded by sale of 1000 restruck Lesher Dollars made with one ounce of silver and numerically stamped using Leshers original numbering punches. They were struck by the Colorado Badge & Trophy Company and were sold by the ANA at $30.00 per medal. The obverse is a copy of the original Lesher Dollar while the reverse shows the house. Ed Rochette wrote "New Leshers Restore Old House" in Winter issue #58 page 38 of Bowers Rare Coin Revue where a section of the house is shown in its pre-restored condition.

Lesher House Restoration in Victor Colorado No. 309 out of 1000 made. Ebay 153