Zerbe 7
Zerbe No. 7 Variety
Same as Zerbe No. 5, except stamped into the obverse field SAM
COHEN / VICTOR, COLO.
The pieces are serially numbered.
Mr. Cohen was a jeweler in the Guinan Building, on Victor
Avenue, Victor, Colorado. In later years, Mr. Cohen practiced law
in New York City. He published a book in 1940, telling of his
experiences in the mining towns of Victor and Cripple
Creek, Gold Rush De Luxe. Reviewing the known
numbers, it is probable that 50 Imprints from stock were stamped
for SAM COHEN. Of the sixteen COHEN pieces listed below, nine are
known by this writer to have a "punch" in the rising, or setting
sun, in the mining scene. Such a "punch" has only been found on the
COHEN variety.
Zerbe No. 7 Variety Table
Removing 50 from the stock of Imprints, to be stamped SAM COHEN,
we have remaining 740 Imprints.
Zerbe 8
Zerbe No. 8 Variety
Same as Zerbe No. 5, except stamped into the obverse field, D.W.
KLEIN & CO / PUEBLO, COLO.
The pieces are serially numbered.
Mr. Klein had a retail liquor store in Pueblo, Colorado.
Whiteley stated that Klein purchased 300 pieces. However, with a
review of the known numbered pieces listed here, it is believed by
this author that only 100 pieces were stamped D.W. KLEIN &
CO.
Zerbe No. 8 Variety Table
Zerbe 9
Zerbe No. 9 Variety
Same as Zerbe No. 5, except stamped into the obverse field, GEO.
MULLEN / VICTOR, COLO.
The pieces are known both serially numbered and without
numbers.
Again, while Whiteley believed that 100 pieces were struck for
Mullen, a review of the listed numbers reveals that probably only
50 were stamped GEO. MULLEN.
Zerbe No. 9 Variety Table
Removing 50 from the stock of Imprints, to be stamped GEO.
MULLEN, we have remaining 590 Imprints.
Zerbe 10
Zerbe No. 10 Variety
Same as Zerbe No. 5, except stamped into the obverse field, BOYD
PARK / DENVER, COLORADO.
The pieces are known both serially numbered and without
numbers.
Mr. Park was a jeweler, and the store was located at 16th and
Curtis Streets, Denver, Colorado. Whiteley believed that about 200
pieces were struck for Park. The listed pieces indicate that only
150 were stamped BOYD PARK.
Zerbe No. 10 Variety Table
Zerbe 11
Zerbe No. 11 Variety
Same as Zerbe No. 5, except stamped into the obverse field, W.C.
ALEXANDER / JEWELER / SALIDA, COLO. The second "A" in "SALIDA" is
an inverted "V."
The pieces are serially numbered.
Mr. Alexander was a jeweler in Salida, Colorado. There were
probably 50 medals stamped with the name W.C. ALEXANDER.
Zerbe No. 11 Variety Table
Removing these 50 from the stock of Imprints, to be stamped W.C.
ALEXANDER, we have remaining 390 Imprints.
Zerbe 12
Zerbe No. 12 Variety
Same as Zerbe No. 5, except stamped into the obverse field,
GOODSPEEDS & CO / 26 PIKES PEAK AVE.
All known pieces have the name engraved, not stamped.
Mr. L. G. Goodspeed had a jewelry and optical store at 26 Pikes
Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado. Whiteley stated that the
name was spelled incorrectly on the medals, adding an "S" to make
"GOODSPEEDS," and a review of The Giles City Directory of
Colorado Springs, May 1900, does spell the name with a final
"S." However, previous and subsequent like directories omit the
"S." It is difficult to say which was correct when the Lesher medal
was issued. It is not known how many medals were engraved, but
believed to be only a "few." With five known pieces, and reviewing
these numbers, it is this writer's belief that no more than 15 went
to Goodspeeds.
Zerbe No. 12 Variety table
Removing 15 from the stock of Imprints, to be engraved
GOODSPEEDS & CO, we have remaining 375 Imprints.
