1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair Neutron Irradiated Mercury Dime Half Dollar Super Bowl XXIX

Super Bowl XXIX

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

07 grams / 18mm / Silver

* Its amazing I have to add this note but

I am going to let go of them at just enough to cover my processing fees (which averages at about 3%)

1964-1965 New York Worlds Fair Neutron Irradiated Mercury Dime Half Dollar Super Bowl XXIXHere 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