1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair Neutron Irradiated Mercury Dime Half Dollar the certificate number and signatures

the certificate number and signatures are purple and the date is black

It measures 9” tall and 8” wide (from handle to spout)

Manouvrier of New Orleans

1226 ~ Choice Very Fine

" This Celebration 10 years later was staged by Association

1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair Neutron Irradiated Mercury Dime Half Dollar the certificate number and signaturesHere 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