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As a reminder, the United States Mint launched the US Mint Braille Education Set on Thursday at noon Eastern Time.
The 25,000 limited edition set is priced at $44.95. It includes a tri-fold binder containing one uncirculated 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, educational material and readable Braille. The dollar celebrates the 200th anniversary of Braille's birth.
Born in France, Louis Braille lost the sight in his left eye at the age of three from an accident with a tool in his father's workshop. An infection spread and he eventually went blind at the age of four. Braille later invented a system of reading and writing that has allowed the blind to be literate. [click to continue…]
WASHINGTON -- During a ceremony July 31, senior NASA officials will present the National Federation of the Blind with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars that flew on space shuttle Atlantis's mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009.
Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, will accept the coins on behalf of the organization. The ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. EDT at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington. [click to continue…]
During a ceremony July 31, senior NASA officials will present the National Federation of the Blind with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars that flew on space shuttle Atlantis's mission to the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009. Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind, will accept the coins on behalf of the organization. The ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. EDT at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington...
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Sight, that king of all senses which has given rise to such expressions as "Seeing is believing," and "Out of sight, out of mind," requires more than just eyes. Our eyes interact with a part of the brain called the visual cortex.
This remarkable chunk of gray matter collects, sorts and interprets the jumble of lights and darks, colors and grays fed to it by the optic nerve, translating them into meaningful information...
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BALTIMORE - United States Mint Director Ed Moy, joined by National Federation of the Blind (NFB) President Marc Maurer, launched the Nation's first coin with readable Braille during a ceremony today at the NFB headquarters in Baltimore.
The coin commemorates the life and work of Louis Braille, who developed the tactile method of reading and writing used by the blind. The ceremony included a videotaped message from United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd, one of the primary sponsors of the "Louis Braille Bicentennial-Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act" (Public Law 109-247).
"For the first time in history, the United States has a coin with readable Braille," Director Moy told the audience. "The 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar honors the developer of Braille, a tactile code that has been instrumental in the literacy and independence of the world's blind people."
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2009 Braille Silver Dollars celebrate the bicentennial birth of Louis Braille, who is most remembered for inventing the Braille system for reading and writing by the blind and visually impaired.
On March 26, the United States Mint will begin issuing up to 400,000 proof and uncirculated silver coins bearing the image of Braille on the obverse or heads side.
The reverse or tails side of the silver dollars depict a child reading a book in Braille and includes the word Braille (abbreviated "BRL" in Braille code) depicted in the upper field.
The US Mint first released the Braille designs and a prototype in July 2008 during the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) annual convention in Dallas, Texas...
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United States Mint Director Ed Moy will present the Nation's first coin with readable Braille at 10:00 a.m. on March 26, at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland.
NFB President Marc Maurer will join in the presentation of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, along with invited guests that include mathematician and inventor Abraham Nemeth; and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Joyce Winterton. NFB first Vice President Frederic Schroeder will serve as the event's Master of Ceremonies. [click to continue…]
The United States Mint has set preliminary launch dates for several 2009 coin products, including the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar.
The up to 400,000 collector proof and uncirculated silver coins will be issued beginning on March 26, according to the latest Mint product schedule.
Read article: Braille Silver Dollar Released in March
Large posters featuring the new 2009 Louis Braille commemorative silver dollar will greet visitors to the Whitman Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention slated for Nov. 20-22.
The National Federation of the Blind will have a booth at the convention where attendees can learn more about the upcoming coin, which will have a mintage of 400,000.
Read article: Blind Federation at Baltimore show - Numismatic News
