Eleanor Dumont – 2 Troy Ounces .999 Fine Silver Round
Elegance and a sharp understanding of the card table made Eleanor Dumont a memorable figure in the mining towns of the American West. This Wild West Legends round presents an artistic tribute to the professional gambler widely remembered as Madame Moustache, struck in two troy ounces of .999 fine silver.
A Life Beyond the Familiar Frontier Stories
Dumont’s early life remains uncertain, but accounts place her in Nevada City, California, in 1854. There she built a reputation dealing vingt-et-un, the game known in English as twenty-one. Contemporary recollections emphasized her composure, business sense, and reputation for paying her customers fairly.
Her career followed the shifting fortunes of mining communities. Newspaper accounts later placed her in Deadwood and recorded her arrival in Bodie in 1878. These reports offer glimpses of a woman earning her living in a public, competitive occupation often associated with men.
Dumont died in Bodie in 1879. Stories about her accumulated over time, mixing documented episodes with colorful frontier storytelling. Remembering her as a working professional, rather than simply a nickname, reveals a more interesting figure: an independent woman navigating the unstable economy and social expectations of the nineteenth-century West.
Obverse Design
A portrait of Eleanor Dumont in period dress forms the center of the design. The formal presentation conveys refinement while placing her among the varied personalities remembered in the Wild West Legends Series.
Reverse Design
The series’ longhorn skull motif is accompanied by crossed rifles and decorative Western flourishes. The shared reverse connects Dumont’s story with the collection while the obverse highlights a life shaped by mining towns, changing fortunes, and professional skill.
Specifications
- Weight: 2 troy ounces
- Purity: .999 fine silver
- Diameter: 39mm
- Thickness: Approximately 6mm
- Edge: Reeded
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