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jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 04/16/2014 11:06 pm The Western Union telegram in the box is from the Sec of the Army telling my grandmother that her son had been wounded. The "irradiated" dime is from the museum at Oak Ridge Tennessee. While dad was overseas, mom worked on "the bomb" at Oak Ridge. Obviously she did not know what she was working on and could only go in the one building where she worked on the compound and of course the women's dorm. Fun story. Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 04/16/2014 11:13 pm mainer-Merrill's Marauders-I had not heard of that but have read about them after your post. I did a google search and wonder if any of the pics I found are of your dad. Report this Post to the Staff
mainer020648 Valued Member United States 89 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 01:05 am jprine - I'll have to do a google search myself and look at some. If you are interested in reading about them, I would recommend Spearhead by James E.T. Hopkins. It's a complete history of Merrill's Marauder Rangers. Report this Post to the Staff
jprine Pillar of the Community United States 1599 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 8:13 pm thanks mariner, I will do that. Report this Post to the Staff
rking007 Pillar of the Community United States 784 Posts	Posted 04/17/2014 9:27 pm What a great way to honor your Dad jprine. Seriously cool. My Grandpa was in the 243rd artillery, battery B. He too landed a few days after DDay and was ushered forward to his company, in 1945 he was moved to the Big Red 1 and stayed in Germany until 1947. I'd love to put something together like what you did for him. As for the sets, wow! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
shermae Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 05/11/2014 11:48 am Great looking collection and all PCGS. I'm actually working on an MS66 set and won't be paying attention to the steps. My reason is the same- a couple of the full-step date/MM combinations get pricey. The challenge I am having is that even at MS66, so many coins have uneven toning and spotting. I went into this hoping that at MS66, white examples without surface disturbances (aside from nicks) would be reasonably available. ebay obviously is a great source of material, however the photos invariably don't tell the entire story. I have been emailing sellers regarding condition of their MS66 coins and frankly I've gotten many dismissive and curt answers. I may have to acquire examples live though I have only ever attended one coin show. Am I being unrealistic in attempting a "white" MS66 set of the War Nickels? Edited by shermae 05/11/2014 7:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
squirrel777 Valued Member United States 144 Posts	Posted 05/11/2014 12:41 pm Beautiful set! Report this Post to the Staff
shermae Valued Member United States 259 Posts	Posted 05/11/2014 7:17 pm P.S. I am also interested in buyer if any of those 66's come on the market :-) Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 05/12/2014 10:41 pm Nice collection. So now what is next? Report this Post to the Staff
frodo Valued Member United States 352 Posts	Posted 05/12/2014 11:51 pm nice presentation for your Dad, he must have been a special person to have had a son honor him in that way. Report this Post to the Staff
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