Eagle (First Flight Centennial), 2003, W, West Point mint
Modern Commemoratives (1982 - )
Obverse: Features overlapping portraits of Orville and Wilbur Wright, both facing the viewer.
Lettering: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1903 2003 / ORVILLE & WILBUR WRIGHT / FIRST FLIGHT CENTENNIAL
Reverse: The Wright 1903 Flyer with an eagle in flight above.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TEN DOLLARS / E PLURIBUS UNUM / W
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 320
Main data
Denomination: Eagle
Nickname: First Flight Centennial
Value: 10
Currency: Dollar
Year: 2003
Type: Commemorative
Minting
Mint: West Point
Mint mark: W
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 10009
Designer: Donna Weaver, Norman E. Nemeth
Parameters
Material: Gold
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 27
Thickness (mm): 2.2
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
