Currency/Medallions

A gold polygonal medal for the Cole Freshman Elocution Contest of 1890, awarded to Montgomery Porter Sellers, inscribed with the text "COLE PRIZE MEDAL GIFT OF Robert C. Cole Class of '79" on the front. On the back the inscription reads "Awarded to M. P. Sellers June 19th, 1890 for excellence in Elocution Freshman Contest Class '93".

A Belles Lettres gold medal engraved with the society's symbol and motto, hung from a black crepe ribbon. This medal was awarded to Edgar Rohrer Heckman for winning the Sophomore Oratorical contest in 1895. 

Round, sterling silver medal on black ribbon engraved with image of basketball player and “Dickinson College Champions 1917.”

Wedgwood plaque of Joseph Priestley medallion.

Bronze medal with views of Dickinson and Lycoming College and St. Paul’s and Old Stone Churches produced in commemoration of the centennial of the Methodist Church in 1969.

Small gold medal for the Belles Lettres Society Sophomore Prize for Oratory won by Montgomery Porter Sellers in 1891.

Round gold pendant inscribed with contest details and the name of the winner for 1877, James Henry Morgan.

Bronze medal featuring 4 Methodist Church bishops Otterbein, Albright, Asbury, and Wesley under a cross with inscription.

Four gold medal featuring Francis Asbury and Matthew Simpson, produced for the centennial of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1884.

Pins and medals designating Church rank, worn by Newell Snow Booth at various conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1952 to 1972.

Five silver medallions housed in small round cases, which were produced for the Methodist Church in 1866 by Warner & Sons.

Small silver medal featuring West College on obverse with Susanna Wesley and son, John Wesley, on reverse. The medal was produced for centennial of the Methodist Church in 1866.

Larger silver medal featuring John Wesley and inscriptions, produced for centennial of the Methodist Church in 1866.

Smaller copper medal featuring West College on obverse with Susanna Wesley and son John on reverse; larger copper medal featuring John Wesley and inscriptions, both produced for centennial of the Methodist Church in 1866.

Three award medals from the Dickinson College Center for Public Speaking.

Gold metal cross with diamonds depicting scientific apparatus on the arms and center, presented to William M. B. Glandig (Class of 1878) in 1876.

Silver pendant medal presented to William M. B. Glanding (Class of 1878) for winning the Pierson Prize for Oratory in 1877.

Gold medal with chain with Union Philosophical Society emblem in the center, presented to William M. B. Glandig in 1876.

Gold metal pendant awarded to Horatio Collins King by Governor Grover Cleveland in 1883, which appointed King to Judge Advocate General of New York.

Large bronze medal featuring James Buchanan's profile and “1857” on obverse, issued by the U. S. Mint. The reverse side of the medal features a farmer leaning on a plow, talking with a Native American Chief while an American flag flies in the background. Gift of Dan Bechtel, class of 1975.

Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This medal presented to Edward Uhler Condon in 1962. It was returned to the college by the American Philosophical Society in 1974 after Edward Condon's death. The Glover Memorial Lectures are usually presented in alternate years. This lectureship in science was established in 1958 in memory of John Glover of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the inventor of the Glover Tower, and in memory of his son and grandson, Henry and Lester Glover, by the late Dr. John D. Yeagley and Mrs. Yeagley of York, Pennsylvania.

Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This gold plated replica medal was presented to the college, along with an original solid gold medal and 17 other gold plated replica medals, by John Yeagley. The replicas were meant to be presented to future Glover Lecturers. The Glover Memorial Lectures are usually presented in alternate years. This lectureship in science was established in 1958 in memory of John Glover of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the inventor of the Glover Tower, and in memory of his son and grandson, Henry and Lester Glover, by the late Dr. John D. Yeagley and Mrs. Yeagley of York, Pennsylvania.

Gold medal featuring inscriptions and laurels, produced for the John Glover Award by the Royal Mint, 1959. This original solid gold medal was presented to the college, along with 18 gold plated replica medals, by John Yeagley. The replicas were meant to be presented to future Glover Lecturers. The Glover Memorial Lectures are usually presented in alternate years. This lectureship in science was established in 1958 in memory of John Glover of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the inventor of the Glover Tower, and in memory of his son and grandson, Henry and Lester Glover, by the late Dr. John D. Yeagley and Mrs. Yeagley of York, Pennsylvania.

Bronze medal featuring relief portrait of Walt Whitman.  Produced by the Franklin Inn Club to commemorate Whitman's 100th birthday.

Bronze medal with President Harry S. Truman on obverse and the White House on the reverse.  Produced by the U.S. Mint in honor of his presidency.