American Museum of Atomic Energy Neutron Irradiated 1943 Mercury Dime 5 Cents 160 - Extremely Fine

160 - Extremely Fine

with a half-life of 22 seconds

Reverse: Value above sprays

CANADA Mintage 3

only slightly less well-struck-up than a recent Heritage auction coin (NGC graded both coins identically) which sold for $1

American Museum of Atomic Energy Neutron Irradiated 1943 Mercury Dime 5 Cents 160 - Extremely FineHere is an excerpt from a press release from the American Museum of Atomic Energy released in the mid 1950s regarding these dimes: "One of the most popular exhibits in the American Museum of Atomic Energy is a "dime irradiator." To date, more than 250,000 dimes have been irradiated, encased in plastic and returned to their owners as souvenirs. The irradiator works as follows: A mixture of radioactive antimony and beryllium is enclosed in a lead