2003-P First Flight Commemorative Half Dollar Proof

First Flight Commemorative Half Dollar

Imagine how different the world would be if the Wright Brothers hadn’t made that first historic flight well over a century ago. To honor the centennial of the event in 2003, the United States Mint issued a series of commemoratives that paid tribute to Orville and Wilbur Wrights’ momentous flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

The Perseverance Of The Wright Brothers

Here you can get the copper-nickel Half Dollar struck by the “Mother Mint” in Philadelphia. It shows the Kitty Hawk Flyer piloted by Orville Wright while Wilbur runs behind in celebration as the aircraft takes flight. The Wright Brothers were self-taught engineers who relied on teamwork and application of the scientific process. After four long years of experimentation, their perseverance finally paid off and they achieved the first successful airplane flight on December 17, 1903, changing our world forever. The coin’s obverse shows the massive Wright Monument located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The 60-foot-high monument sits atop a hill overlooking the 431-acre national memorial park.

Limited Mintage And Limited Availability

These one-year-only 2003-P First Flight Commemorative Half Dollars come in gorgeous Proof condition, meaning they were expertly crafted by the mint from hand-selected planchets, polished dies, and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields. Just 109,710 Proof versions of this coin were struck in 2003 making them scarce and often hard to find today. Don’t let this coin get away; click it to your cart now before our limited supply runs out!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• HONORING THE CENTENNIAL OF WRIGHT BROTHERS’ HISTORIC FIRST FLIGHT – This coin pays tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight near Kitty hawk, North Carolina in 1903. It shows the Kitty Hawk Flyer taking to the air on the obverse while the coin’s obverse shows the massive Wright Monument.
• STRUCK IN COPPER-NICKEL – Each First Flight Commemorative Half Dollar was struck by the Philadelphia Mint in 11.34 grams of copper-nickel (CuNi) and measures 30.6 mm in diameter.
• UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – These 2003-P First Flight Commemorative Half Dollars are 50 cents legal tender in the United States.
• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 2003-P First Flight Commemorative Half Dollar will come in gorgeous Proof condition with beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
• LOW LIMITED EDITION – The mintage for the 2003-P First Flight Commemorative Half Dollar Proof was set at just 109,710.

Pay tribute to the centennial of the Wright Brothers epic achievement with this 2003-P First Flight Commemorative Half Dollar. Just 109,710 of these one-year-only commemorative Proofs were released so get your now while you still have the chance!