[Hallicrafters] A Coin With Morse On It?

[RICHARD SOLOMON]

It was the 1943 Canadian Nickel. The reverse had the

following in Morse Code:

 

"We Win When We Work Willingly"

 

73, Dick, W1KSZ


 
> From: dfischer at usol.com
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:10:37 -0400
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] A Coin With Morse On It?
> 
> 
> 
> Greetings All,
> 
> I am sure that some of you are aware of the new Louis Braille commemorative 
> dollar coin to be released into circulation, and also as a proof in Silver, 
> in the next few weeks. NASA sent a proof and a coin for circulation release 
> on a shuttle mission and presented both coins to the NFB Inc., National 
> Federation of the Blind Inc. Why them instead of the other agencies 
> representing the blind? Who knows.
> 
> Now the only coin I am aware of to ever be released with Braille on it was 
> the state coin for Alabama that honored Helen Keller on the obverse. 
> However, that Braille was way too tiny for human fingers to read! What did 
> the Braille say? It was the year of issue.
> 
> This new Louis Braille 200th anniversary commemorative dollar coin is said 
> to have Braille on it that can be read. I am going to wait until I can 
> personally Braille one and see if such is actually the case!
> 
> For what it is worth, less then fifty percent of the blind read Braille. 
> Many have no fingertip sensitivity, or a much reduced sense of touch, some 
> from Diabetes and some from injuries. The standard text Vs Braille ration is 
> three to one. That is, one page of standard text = three pages in Braille. 
> The average sighted reader reads about 300 words per minute to himself, an 
> excellent Braille reader reads only eighty words per minute. A difference of 
> almost four to one. Hence, for most of the blind, reading anything of length 
> in Braille is more work then worth. Which includes me! If I had to read a 
> book in Braille by the time I got to chapter two I would have already 
> forgotten the title of the book I was reading! But I can still read it 
> plenty quick enough for Poker!
> 
> Which brings me to the question. Has there ever been a coin released by any 
> country with Morse Code on it? If so, what country and what was the message 
> on said coin when translated from Morse to standard English text?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
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