Blindness

3D printing a replica of the Helen Keller Quarter

Collecting coins without any vision has a major disadvantage: it is hard to tell what exactly is on a coin,…

3 months ago

buying fake coins

When you can't see the coins you buy, sooner or later it is inevitable to buy a fake. One of…

5 years ago

The Bank of England describes their collection for visually impaired people

The Bank of England started an interesting initiative, describing their collection. As they claim on their site, it is suitable…

5 years ago

Should coin museums be accessible for the blind?

Throughout my travels, I have visited several coin museums and coin exhibits. Thanks to all the people who made this…

6 years ago

The challenges of collecting paper money

Originally the title of this post was going to be why I am not collecting paper currency. But over the…

6 years ago

Coin identifier apps

When it comes to coin identifier apps, it really depends on what you want to use it for. In this…

6 years ago

Sponsor a book at the Open Library

I recently sent a message to the staff at the Internet Archive and received details about Open Library's new book…

6 years ago

An excellent online coin dealer

Recently I've been buying coins from a wonderful coin dealer online. I like his services so much, I wanted to…

6 years ago

Accessing protected DAISY documents on Archive.org

The Internet Archive, Archive.org contains almost two million books which are protected, but are freely available for people with print…

7 years ago

Kenya makes coins accessible for the visually impaired

The Central Bank of Kenya announced the redesign of the Kenyan coins at the end of 2018. An interesting component…

7 years ago