A blind child read Braille on an American coin for the first time, and it was the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar.
The United States Mint produced fewer coins in 2009 due to so many coins being cashed in from savings because of the bad economy. It was the lowest production in 45 years.
The mint made up for other losses by selling 1.7 billion dollars worth of gold bullion, eighty percent higher than 2008.