USA - CO Kellenberger of Durango 1897 

• 1897 
• Local currency 
• Verenigde Staten 
• Brass 

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Tokens / Medals

USA - CO Kellenberger of Durango 1897

1897

John Kellenberger - Good for 12 1/2 cents - Durango, Colo.

Durango Smelter

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"Whoop-E-Tee-Whoop" was the trademark greeting of the saloon owner John Kellenberger, who had become such a locally well-known personality & legend. His varied business enterprises included: bakeries, saloons, wineries, and later smelting. The February 1903 Mining Reporter listed Kellenberger recording a claim for a mineral lode near Durango at a mine he whimsically called “Canary Bird.” Like many saloonkeepers Kellenberger was lavish with giveaway items such as bar tokens, and as a smelter he also handed out 12 & 1/2 cent ducats with his name on one side and a pictorial of the Durango smelter and grazing deer stamped on the other.