Collector Coin - Small Blue Cloud
$3.00
The coin is a stamped penny depicting where Pike first saw the Small Blue Cloud.
Description
On November 15, 1806
âAt 2 oâclock in the afternoon I thought I could distinguish a mountain to our right, which appeared like a small blue cloud â¦â Pike Journal
Pike called the mountain âThe Grand Mountainâ and here the Small Blue Cloud. The Spanish called it El Capitan and Native Americans revered the peak. âPikes Peak or Bustâ was painted on the wagons of pioneers approaching it from the eastern plains. The group was 173 miles from the Small Blue Cloud on the Arkansas in Las Animas, CO.
Four members would later attempt to summit.
Additional information
Weight | 3 oz |
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Dimensions | 6.26 × 3.5 in |