.985 ozt Helen Keller Silver Round

The image is a picture of a Helen Keller sterling silver proof medal. The medal is displayed within a commemorative card that features an illustration and the phrase "Inspiration for blind and handicapped".

The medal is set into a card that features an illustration showing a man and two children, along with the text "Inspiration for blind and handicapped" and the year "1946".

Born in 1880, she lost her sight and hearing as an infant.

She was taught by Anne Mansfield Sullivan and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904.

Her most popular work is The Story of My Life (1902).

She worked for the American Foundation for the Blind and traveled the world encouraging the handicapped before her death in 1968.

Helen Keller is one of the most universally admired American women, triumphed over the twin handicaps of deafness and blindness. Born in 1880 in Alabama, Helen Keller was struck with a serious illness as an infant which deprived her of her sight and hearing. At the age of six, she was placed under the care of Anne Mansfield Sullivan, who was to be Helen Keller's teacher and companion for more than 40 years. With Miss Sullivan's patient help, Helen Keller learned to read and write in Braille. She soon learned to speak and, in 1904, graduated with honors from Radcliffe College. While in college. Helen Keller began her career as an author. Her most popular work The Story of My Life, appeared in 1902. Her deep concern for the problems of the blind and the deaf-blind resulted in the establishment of the first state commission for the blind in Massachusetts. In 1924 she became a member of the staff of the American Foundation for the Blind. In 1946 she was appointed counselor on international relations for the American Foundation for Overseas Blind. She devoted the next 11 years to world tours to give encouragement to the blind and handicapped. Before her death in 1968, she received awards from many governments in recognition of her service to humanity.

The round is titled "FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE".

It features an image of George Washington kneeling in prayer.

The "Patriots Hall of Fame Volume II Silver Franklin Age of Change" refers to collectible sterling silver medals issued by the Franklin Mint.

Content: .985 oz troy of fine silver

Mint: Franklin Mint Hall of Fame Series II

Weight: 33.15 g or 30.66 g fine silver

Diameter: 38.78 mm

Purity: 92.5%

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