WASHINGTON ( CNN ) -- The U.S. Mint will begin accepting orders Thursday for the first coin to feature readable Braille . The coin 's `` heads '' side features a portrait of Louis Braille ; the `` tails '' side features a boy reading a book in Braille . The 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar commemorates the 200th birthday of Louis Braille , inventor of the Braille system of reading and writing used by the blind . The National Federation of the Blind can receive surcharges from sales of the coins to further its programs to promote Braille literacy , the U.S. Mint said in a news release . Mintage of the coin , which is 90 percent silver , will be limited to 400,000 , the Mint said . The coin will be available in proof and uncirculated versions . An introductory sales period will last through April 27 , after which regular prices will go into effect , the Mint said . Introductory prices will range from $ 31.95 to $ 37.95 . Regular prices will be $ 33.95 to $ 41.95 . The `` heads '' side of the coin features a portrait of Louis Braille and the inscriptions `` Liberty , '' `` In God We Trust , '' `` Louis Braille , '' `` 1809 '' and `` 2009 . '' The `` tails '' side depicts a child reading a book in Braille . The word Braille -- abbreviated as `` BRL '' in Braille -- is depicted in the upper part of the coin and the word `` Independence '' is featured on a bookshelf behind the child . The back side of the coin also has the inscriptions `` United States of America , '' `` One Dollar '' and `` E Pluribus Unum . '' More information is available at the U.S. Mint 's web site www.usmint.gov or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT ( 872-6468 ) .
National Federation of the Blind can receive surcharges from sales of the coins . Mintage of the coin , which is 90 percent silver , will be limited to 400,000 . Initial prices will be from $ 31.95 to $ 37.95 . Regular prices will be $ 33.95 to $ 41.95 .