1969-P Matte Bronze Medal D1969-4b, Dartmouth 200th Anniversary

Coin Details

Description

Swoger catalog number D1969-4b. This matte bronze medal was struck at the United States Mint in Philadelphia to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Dartmouth College, founded in 1769 in Hanover, New Hampshire, by Eleazar Wheelock. Dartmouth is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges established before the American Revolution. The college is best known in legal history for the landmark Supreme Court case Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819), in which Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that corporate charters were contracts protected under the Constitution, establishing a foundational principle of American contract law. The Swoger catalog (D-series), compiled by Tom Swoger, documents modern U.S. Mint commemorative medals from 1956 onward. The matte bronze finish gives this medal a distinctive satin surface.

Rarity Notes

Matte bronze Dartmouth bicentennial medal. Produced by the U.S. Mint for public sale. Exact mintage not separately reported.

Cross References

PCGS #76040; Swoger D1969-4b