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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom Babinszki, post: 24869170, member: 70812&quot;]Joining late into the conversation, but wanted to make a few points.</p><p>Most countries coins are very easy to tell by touch, they maybe more confusing visually. What we use in the US, is very easy to distinguish.</p><p>The braille cannot be felt on the coins of Peru, it is more of a social and cultural awareness than anything else, you will find the same in Costa Rica, Brazil, etc. Actually there are over 100 coins with braille, and less then ten percent has dots big enough to feel.</p><p>For example, look at the Alabama Quarter, you can&#039;t tell by touch that there is any braille on it. But the Belgian commemorative 2 Euros (2009) has tactile braille.</p><p><br /></p><p>Currency is a different story, I believe it should be easily distinguishable both by touch and sight.</p><p><br /></p><p>At the moment, over 40 countries use tactile marks, some are better than others, usually the &quot;secret&quot; is that polymer notes are not only more tactile, but last much longer. Just recently I came across a totally wrinkled old used Canadian 5, and I could still find the dots. But look at the Brazilian Real, it is not Polymer, once it has a little ware and folding the marks are so hard to find that the money is easier to recognize using a phone app.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just recently I started publishing the list of tactile marks on currencies, unfortunately the task is harder than it looks, because little information is published, and just because there is written evidence of tactile marks, in practice it maybe different. For example, there was a big deal about making the Kenyan shilling tactile recently. I bought a few, all UNC, and I still can&#039;t feel a thing on them.</p><p>Anyway, here is the link if you are interested:</p><p><a href="https://blindcoincollector.com/2023/12/28/tactile-marks-on-currencies/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://blindcoincollector.com/2023/12/28/tactile-marks-on-currencies/" rel="nofollow">https://blindcoincollector.com/2023/12/28/tactile-marks-on-currencies/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As far the US is concerned, there is talks about making the currency tactile since the 1970s, good work takes time. But ultimately the decision was that a device that can tell blind people the value of the note is sufficient, so there is a device that talks and vibrates to include deaf blind people as well. This device is available free of charge to any US citizens or residents with a proof of blindness, otherwise you can buy it I think for about $200. I think standing in line and checking your money at the store is much easier by hand than using a device holding up the line.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tom[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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