~1930s-50s Trading token
 
The Fremont Trading Company was opened on Freemont Pass in the mid 1930s and operated by George Coulter, brother of the resident superintendent of the Climax Mine. The Freemont Trading Post, essentially a company store, sold provisions and miners' supplies, and operated a bar, a service station and slot machines.
 
The ready availability of credit for Climax employees from payroll deductions and Trading Post tokens and chits, and the lack of alternatives made the Trading Post one of the most successful general stores in Colorado despite its high prices. By the mid 1950s the Trading Post had been transformed into a modern shopping center, offering a range of services and goods to Climax employees.
 
Just North of Leadville, Climax had the distinction of having a post office and railroad station at the highest elevation in the United States. The town didn't achieve much importance until the early 1900's when molybdenum was discovered. At one time Climax produced as much as 3/4 of the world's molybdenum.