Basically I think most of us tend to forget things like this so it helps to see or have, a set to remind us of them. I obtained this set for the outrageous price of $1.00 and I think I overspent. I can only imagine the cost when it was first released. It contains a 2001-D Quarter from North Carolina which shows Kitty Hawk, where the first flight took place. It also contains a 2002-P Quarter from Ohio. Ohio claims to be the birthplace of aviation as that is the home state of the Wright brothers. It also has an Indian Head Cent dated 1903. It was on December 17, 1903 that the first flight took place. Lastly, there is a US postage stamp which commemorates the flight. The stamp is unused and has a face value of $.06. Not sure what this set originally costs but it is nice and I have a low price into it. The IHC is worth the cost. Lol That makes me happy.
Hahaha, I can sell the IHC for fifty cents so I’ll make a profit. I enjoyed your comment and it made me laugh.
Birthplace of aviation pioneers, notice the space suit. Ohio is also the birthplace of Neil Armstrong. And you can say it's the birthplace of aviation. While they made their first flight in North Carolina, all their research, testing, design work, wind tunnel testing etc. was done at their home in Ohio
Just think of the poor person that bought that thinking it would be worth something. Was that from the Franklin Mint?
I was wondering what the IHC was doing there. These are listed on eBay for about $20! But for that price, you also get a COA from the Morgan Mint! LOLOLOL.
The North Carolina quarter was first released at a ceremony held at the NC History Museum in Raleigh. The local post office did a special cancellation. They bused in a bunch of school kids; they each got aa free quarter; adults were out of luck. Some lucky kid got the first quarter placed in circulation; hope he got some sort of documentation and realized what he had. [i don't think they meet at Kiwanis Park anymore; new location. Sorry, couldn't fit the whole poster on my scanner. Jay W. Johnson was the Mint Director.]
I thought this was funny. Ohio mocked over wrong Wright brothers number plates Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Social media users have mocked Ohio after its launch of a number plate to mark the first motorised flight by the Wright brothers in 1903 crash landed. The US state's new design, unveiled by Governor Mike DeWine, sported a banner attached to the plane that boasted Ohio was the "Birthplace of Aviation". But the banner, which should have been trailing behind the plane, was actually attached to its front. The state quickly put out a statement acknowledging the mistake. It has since issued a corrected version of the number plate, with the banner now firmly attached to the correct end of the plane. Image Caption: An image from a Wright brothers flight with the pilot sitting in the cockpit facing the elevators, which moved the plane up and down The designers of the plate aren't the first people to make the error. Confusingly for those used to more modern aircraft, the Wright brothers' famous flyer was powered by propellers located at the rear of the plane rather than the front. But that hasn't stopped internet users poking fun at the unfortunate designers. One poster mocked that "even the Wright brothers went back to the drawing board", while another joked that the state government had "one job". The mistake has also reignited one of America's longest running debates: Who can claim credit for the Wright brothers' first flight? Ohio and North Carolina have long been at odds over which state gets to lay claim on the brothers' achievement. Ohio claims that, as the pair originally hailed from the state and the plane they completed their 39-second flight in was built in Dayton, it should get the credit. But the flight itself actually took place at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, And the North Carolinian newspaper, the Charlotte Observer, joked: "Let's talk about which state Kitty Hawk is in." Meanwhile the state's department of transportation was quick to mock their rival's failure, writing on Twitter: "All leave Ohio alone. They wouldn't know. They weren't there." Both states, though, are allies in a broader battle with Connecticut, which also claims to have scooped both states to the first flight. It argues that in 1901 a German immigrant by the name of Gustave Whitehead successfully launched his own plane. Ohio isn't the first state to miss the mark with a commemorative number plate. In 2016, South Dakota was mocked after it attempted to depict Mount Rushmore on its number plate, only for angry citizens to point out that the image of George Washington was facing the wrong way.
