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Bedrock of the Community
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Tacc, the year is not important to me - just wanted an irradiated Merc. If you have a duplicate Merc, we could trade.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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I re-checked and my only duplicates are the 1946's. Thanks for the offer Hondo, but keep that 1940 Merc as it may be hard a hard to find.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looking through the ebay listings, most are from the American Museum of Atomic Energy. Some, however, are labelled Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These sell for a premium. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Still wondering - what happened to the reverse of the OP's coin?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh. it's just in a capsule with a solid back. I believe the reverse of my 1946 is in MS 67 condition :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Coinfrog, it was irradiated so heavily that all details of the reverse were completely obliterated. Just like this one.  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
Edited by Hondo Boguss
02/17/2023 6:46 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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the reverse is covered to help people remember "duck and cover" (no, not really, but an irradiated Loonie would be appropriate)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Lucked into this irradiated '54 last night for $7 + buyers premium. It was an online auction consisting mainly of vintage toys but there were a few coins. Now the quest is for an inexpensive one marked Oak Ridge National Lab.  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
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Lucked into this irradiated '54 last night for $7 + buyers premium. It was an online auction consisting mainly of vintage toys but there were a few coins. Excellent!  Quote:
Now the quest is for an inexpensive one marked Oak Ridge National Lab. 
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Rock and roll, Dearborn! They're just curiosities, but emblematic of a time in world history - the beginning of the Atomic Age. These were an attempt to combat the fear and loathing of deadly radiation. But as Tacc said in the initial post, Quote:
I always thought, couldn't they have used "nicer" quality dimes? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Nice guys! Looks like you both got the "Black text" design variant.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The reason they didn't use nicer dimes was because these souvenirs were created by the visitors. They supplied the dime from their own pocket change. The dimes and souvenirs were not created by the Oak Ridge people or created ahead of time.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting, Conder - thanks for that info! That way the visitor could watch the process of irradiation and encapsulation. Online searches show some later ones in a plastic disc - not nearly as cool as the aluminum capsules.
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Pillar of the Community
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The reverse isn't the coin, its the metal holder its placed in.
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Posted 02/17/2023 1:37 pm
to the radiation club 
