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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;longnine009, post: 4005529, member: 1886&quot;]Here&#039;s a trade token from a&nbsp; town with&nbsp; an interesting name: Climax, Colorado. Town was named after the Climax molybdenum mine that began producing in 1914. The mine eventually became a huge success, so much so, that mining students regularly made field trips there. It was still operating on and off, as prices changed, as late as 1987.</p><p><br /></p><p>Around 1933 George Coulter, brother of the mine&#039;s superintendent Bill Coulter,&nbsp; opened the Fremont Trading Company at Fremount Pass.&nbsp; Like the mine, it too was huge success as there were not a lot of alternatives, especially in the winter when Fremount Pass got snowed in. It became one of the highest volume stores in Colorado.</p><p><br /></p><p>They sold provisions and mining supplies, operated a bar, slot machines and even a gas station that did car repairs. Yeah man, car repairs and car parts from the company store, out in woods, at 11,000 feet . I bet that quickly redefined: &quot;I owe my soul....&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fremont Trading Company, Climax, Colorado,&nbsp; Brass, C/A, 4.7grms, 21mm, Pritchard CL256-5B.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1054630[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1054631[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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