1 Dollar Louis Braille Bicentennial
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Features
| Issuer |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2009 |
| Value | 1 Dollar (1 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 26.73 g |
| Diameter | 38.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 19305 |
| References | PCGS# 408825, 408826 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , Greysheet# 70515, 70516Greysheet (https://www.greysheet.com/coin-prices) , KM# 455 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Jay M. Galst, Peter van Alfen; 2013. Ophthalmologia Optica & Visio in Nummis. Wayenborgh Publishing, Piribebuy, Paraguay. |
Commemorative issue
200th Anniversary of Louis Braille's birth.
Obverse
Portrait of Louis Braille.
Scripts: Latin, Braille
Lettering:
L I B E R T Y
IN GOD
WE TRUST
1809 2009
P
LOUIS BRAILLE
Engraver: Phebe Hemphill
Designer: Joel Iskowitz
Reverse
A child reading a Braille book with a bookcase in the background bearing the word “Independence”.
Scripts: Braille, Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
⠄⠃⠗⠇ (The word “Braille” abbreviated “BRL”)
E PLURIBUS
UNUM
ONE DOLLAR
Engraver: Joseph Francis Menna
Designer: Susan Gamble
Edge
Reeded
Mint
| P | United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) |
Comments
The United States Mint issued the 2009 Louis Braille Silver Dollar to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth. Louis Braille is the inventor of the Braille system of reading and writing for the blind and visually impaired. The silver dollar contained the first readable Braille characters to appear on a legal tender United States coin.
The United States Mint began sales of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars on March 26, 2009. Both the proof and uncirculated versions of the coin were produced at the Philadelphia Mint. Coins were sold individually, with an easy open capsule available for the uncirculated version. Later in the year, the US Mint released the Braille Education Set, which included the uncirculated version of the coin, educational material about the Braille System, and examples of readable Braille.
The maximum authorized mintage across all product options was 400,000. Coin sales ended on December 11, 2009 before the maximum level was reached. Surcharges added to the cost of each coin were paid to the National Federation for the Blind to further programs to promote Braille literacy.
2009-P Uncirculated Louis Braille Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $31.95
Regular Price: $33.95
Final Mintage: 82,639
2009-P Proof Louis Braille Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price:$37.95
Regular Price: $41.95
Final Mintage: 135,235
The United States Mint began sales of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars on March 26, 2009. Both the proof and uncirculated versions of the coin were produced at the Philadelphia Mint. Coins were sold individually, with an easy open capsule available for the uncirculated version. Later in the year, the US Mint released the Braille Education Set, which included the uncirculated version of the coin, educational material about the Braille System, and examples of readable Braille.
The maximum authorized mintage across all product options was 400,000. Coin sales ended on December 11, 2009 before the maximum level was reached. Surcharges added to the cost of each coin were paid to the National Federation for the Blind to further programs to promote Braille literacy.
2009-P Uncirculated Louis Braille Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $31.95
Regular Price: $33.95
Final Mintage: 82,639
2009-P Proof Louis Braille Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price:$37.95
Regular Price: $41.95
Final Mintage: 135,235
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
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| 2009 P | 
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82 639 | $ 94 | Brilliant Uncirculated | 47% | ||||||||||
| 2009 P | 135 235 | $ 87 | Proof | 71% | |||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 37
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Bullion value: USD 56.38
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Actual silver weight: 0.773 oz
Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 161 Lot 2695 
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18 Jun 2025 | 2009 P – PCGS# 408825, Greysheet# 70516 – Brilliant Uncirculated | UNC |
USD 31.34
(EUR 27.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 154 Lot 2667
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12 Apr 2025 | 2009 P – PCGS# 408825, Greysheet# 70516 – Brilliant Uncirculated | UNC |
USD 30.18
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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