1901 Lesher Dollar - HK-791a, Imprint Type, No Name, No Number

Coin Details

Description

The 1901 Lesher Dollar HK-791a, the Imprint Type with No Name and No Number, is the scarcer variant of the base 1901 design. Where the standard HK-791 bears an individually hand-punched serial number in the exergue area, this variety lacks both the serial number and any merchant identification, making it the most anonymous of all Lesher Dollar issues. The "a" suffix in the HK catalog system specifically denotes variants without serial numbers. The absence of both merchant name and serial number raises questions about the intended purpose of these pieces. They may represent die trials, presentation pieces, or inventory that Lesher set aside before the numbering and merchant-stamping process. Without serial numbers, these pieces could not be tracked through Lesher's distribution system, which relied on numbered sequences to assign batches to specific merchants and monitor circulation. The dual absence makes these pieces particularly interesting to collectors studying the production sequence of Lesher's enterprise. All 1901 Lesher Dollars share the same base design: Herman Otto's Pikes Peak mining scene with "IN THE PEOPLE WE TRUST" on the obverse, and Lesher's patent and trademark registrations on the reverse. The unnumbered pieces still contain the same 412.5 grains of .950 fine silver as their numbered counterparts.

Rarity Notes

R-7. Very scarce. No serial number and no merchant name — among the more elusive 1901 base varieties.

Cross References

HK-791a; PCGS #19006