Louis Braille Silver Dollar
2009-P Louis Braille Silver Dollar
The Louis Braille Silver Dollar will be released in 2009 for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Louis Braille designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill. The reverse of the coin feaures a child reading a Braille book. Above the child is readable Braille code for “BRL.” The reverse was designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Joseph Menna.
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Categories: 2009 United States Coin Releases, United States Commemorative Coins
Braille’s invention of the reading system that bears his name was a landmark in WORLD history. The blind could ’see,’ could be literate, and have a better chance at something besides selling pencils on the street corner. It is a critical milestone in putting more human potential to work on the human condition.
The design is about what you would expect for a commemorative, and the World Coins memorializing him are no better. But the Braille Education Set is awesome! I wish more people could read it.
Ratings:I had never considered Braille a person important enough to rate a commemorative, but we live in an era of niche special interests which can muster enough clout or sympathy to have their way.
It’s not a very compelling design. It’s the kind of thing you would pick up, turn over, and set down. The art is a little simplistic and missing design detailing.
Ratings:The design is a bit simple. The braille lettering makes this one unique.
Ratings:Unlike some collector’s, I’m positive on this issue. It is honoring a very important person and features Braille lettering for the first time I believe. If any of you know a deaf person, you’ll realize the importance of this issue, not only to numismatic history, but to society in general. The designs is pleasing and it was pretty well thought out. I don’t know about investment potential, but it was definately a worthy commemorative issue.
Ratings:The actual Braille letters on the reverse makes this coin unique in U.S. history. I wonder what that will do as far as investment value?
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