Colorado Gold: The 125th Anniversary of the Denver Mint
This week signifies the 125th anniversary of the famed Denver Mint’s authorization. Prior to the Denver Mint’s opening, the only Mint branch in the Western United States resided in San Francisco, which came as a direct result of the California Gold Rush. As prospectors filled their pockets in the Golden State, they branched out to other states in the southwest in hopes of striking it rich. In 1858, enormous quantities of gold were discovered near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. “Pike’s Peak or Bust!” became the slogan of the droves of miners who flooded the area, as Pike’s Peak was the highest summit of the mountain range.
