U.S. COIN REFERENCE · Colorado gold and Lesher dollars
Colorado private issues: gold coinage and Lesher silver
Colorado private gold and Lesher dollars involve different issuers and metals.
By SalarsNet · Reviewed October 5, 2026
Read the issuing context
Colorado private gold and Lesher dollars involve different issuers and metals. Clark, Gruber gold belongs to a gold-coin reference; an octagonal Lesher piece belongs to the appropriate private-silver reference. Start with the issuer and denomination.
Type references: PCGS Colorado Gold ↗; PCGS Lesher (Colorado) Dollars ↗
Inspect the attribution evidence
On a Lesher piece, preserve merchant inscriptions and numbers in the identification record. On private gold, preserve all denomination and issuer details. A shared Colorado origin cannot supply a common mass, alloy, or die attribution.
Type references: PCGS Colorado Gold ↗; PCGS Lesher (Colorado) Dollars ↗
Choose the matching market
Compare the confirmed issuer and subtype, including any merchant attribution that matters. Photograph edges, repairs, and altered inscriptions before pricing. Scarcity of a specific imprint does not transfer to an unreadable example, and a silver item cannot inherit a territorial gold valuation.
Type references: PCGS Colorado Gold ↗; PCGS Lesher (Colorado) Dollars ↗
Selected reviewed issue records
These catalog standards describe the named issue, not a measured specimen. The selected records below do not cover every date, mint, strike, or die variety. Reported production is labeled separately from established mintage. Unknown standards and mintage remain visible; survival estimates and certified populations are separate research questions.
No issue-level specification or mintage records are published for this category yet. Verify the exact date, mint, strike, metal, and subtype in its reference before using a numerical standard.
References and review
Reference reviewed October 5, 2026. Historical facts and catalog standards need to match the exact issue; price comparisons should be researched at the time of valuation.
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