2003 FIRST FLIGHT CENTENNIAL

"The undersigned hereby certifies this coin as a genuine 2003 First Flight Centennial Commemorative Clad Half Dollar Coin, struck in accordance with legislation passed by Congress and signed by President William J. Clinton on December 1, 1997, as Public Law 105-124. This coin has been produced by the Department of the Treasury, United States Mint, to commemorate the historic first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. This coin is legal tender of the United States."

VARIETIES MINTED:

First Flight Centennial Gold Ten Dollar Uncirc.
First Flight Centennial Gold Ten Dollar Proof
First Flight Centennial Silver Dollar Uncirc.
First Flight Centennial Silver Dollar Proof
First Flight Centennial Half Dollar Uncirc.
First Flight Centennial Half Dollar Proof

SPECIFICATIONS FOR GOLD TEN DOLLAR:

DATE 2003
MINT West Point ("W") on Uncirculated 
and on proof.
UNCIRCULATED MINTAGE 10,009
PROOF MINTAGE 21,676
WEIGHT 16.7180 grams
DIAMETER 1.06" or 27 mm
COMPOSITION 90% Gold
10% Copper
DESIGNER(Obv.) Elizabeth Jones
DESIGNER (Rev.) Elizabeth Jones
DESIGN (Obv.) Orville and Wilbur Wright
DESIGN (Rev.) 1903 Wright Flyer with Eagle

 

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SILVER DOLLAR:

DATE 2003
MINT Philadelphia ("P") on Uncirculated     
and on proof.
UNCIRCULATED MINTAGE 53,533
PROOF MINTAGE 190,240
WEIGHT 26.73 grams
DIAMETER 1.500" or 38.10 mm
COMPOSITION 90% Silver
10% Copper
DESIGNER(Obv.) T. James Ferrell
DESIGNER (Rev.) Norman E. Nemeth
DESIGN (Obv.) Orville and Wilbur Wright
DESIGN (Rev.) 1903 Wright Flyer in Action

 

SPECIFICATIONS FOR HALF DOLLAR:

DATE 2003
MINT Philadelphia ("P") on Uncirculated     
and on proof.
UNCIRCULATED MINTAGE 57,122
PROOF MINTAGE 109,710
WEIGHT 26.370 grams
DIAMETER 1.500" or 38.10 mm
COMPOSITION 75% Copper
25% Nickel
DESIGNER(Obv.) John Mercanti
DESIGNER (Rev.) Norman E. Nemeth
DESIGN (Obv.) Wright Brothers Monument
DESIGN (Rev.) 1903 Wright Flyer in Action

 

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Gold Ten Dollar Obverse
Uncirculated

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 Gold Ten Dollar Reverse
Uncirculated

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Silver Dollar Obverse
Uncirculated

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Silver Dollar Reverse
Uncirculated

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Half Dollar Obverse
Proof

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Half Dollar Reverse
Proof

    

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