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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 02-17-2008, 03:39 PM   #1 (permalink) rotobeast Old Newbie     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,789 Cool Little Trinket.... I bought this off of Ebay. I thought many of you might enjoy it and the story behind it. http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/m...toes/dimes.htm   02-17-2008, 03:57 PM   #2 (permalink) Bonedigger Numismatist     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Dakota Posts: 7,885 Quote: Originally Posted by rotobeast I bought this off of Ebay. I thought many of you might enjoy it and the story behind it. http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/m...toes/dimes.htm RBeast, That is pretty cool, I wonder if it's radioactive, LOL. Here are a couple of encased coins I've got. Take Care Ben __________________ A few things to remember, Certification and Attribution are Absolute and Definitive. Grading, on the other hand IS NOT. STRIKE is everything, be it strong or weak. Capped Bust Half Dollars Identification Reference [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]   02-17-2008, 04:10 PM   #3 (permalink) RickieB Expert Plunger Sniper     Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United States Posts: 7,387 My Mood: Neat trinkets guy!! Need a detector (Rad) for that Dime Beast! RickieB __________________ "A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils" Daniel Webster.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S.M.C. 1972-1975   02-17-2008, 05:25 PM   #4 (permalink) bqcoins You get what you pay for.     Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska/Iowa Posts: 5,244 My Mood: cool dime, now you got to get one of those mercs that went into space __________________ BQ Sometime Numismatic Consultant See my Bust Halves here: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid See my Holey coins here:http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid   02-17-2008, 05:32 PM   #5 (permalink) rotobeast Old Newbie     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,789 Quote: Originally Posted by Bonedigger RBeast, That is pretty cool, I wonder if it's radioactive, LOL. Here are a couple of encased coins I've got. Take Care Ben Those are some nice ones there, Bone ! I should have guessed one would have something to do with whiskey. Quote: Originally Posted by RickieB Neat trinkets guy!! Need a detector (Rad) for that Dime Beast! RickieB C'mon Rickie, I'm sure you know what the half-life is on that. Quote: Originally Posted by bqcoins cool dime, now you got to get one of those mercs that went into space Damn straight ! I'm glad you reminded me of that. I completely forgot about those. I do have some items that were on a space shuttle. BQ.... Do you have any info on those Mercs ? I remember hearing of them, but I can't find any info. Thanks ! Last edited by rotobeast; 02-17-2008 at 05:37 PM.   02-17-2008, 06:54 PM   #6 (permalink) Drusus Pecunia non olet     Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 3,055 My Mood: I have an irradiate dime as well. My grandfather got it and passed it down. He lived in Chatanooga Tenn they visited the oakridge facility and toured it. I think they got this there: some info on them http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/m...toes/dimes.htm http://www.coin-newbies.com/articles/irradiated.html __________________ Pecunia in arbotis non crescit   02-17-2008, 07:16 PM   #7 (permalink) rotobeast Old Newbie     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,789 Nice ! I tried to get a Merc. I'll still probably try to get one. BTW... That first link looks familiar.   02-18-2008, 06:33 AM   #8 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 17,756 roto: Nice, I remember getting one (in a different holder) from the 1964 World's Fair in NY. __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" Buy The Book before the Book: http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....tID=079482580X   02-18-2008, 07:35 AM   #9 (permalink) clembo A closed mind is no mind     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southern tip of that big pond known as Lake Michigan. Posts: 5,943 Roto, Those have been directly linked to "Incredible Shrinking Man" disease. Always wear protective clothing when handling them! __________________ A closed mind is no mind at all...   02-18-2008, 11:19 AM   #10 (permalink) FL_RacingGal Member     Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 62 I actually have one of those and I have no clue where I got it. I found it in a box of stuff I had as a kid so maybe someone gave it to me when I was a kid. I think it's from the 50s because it's a Roosy and not a Merc but now I know what it is. Thanks for posting it. *~*Joey*~*   02-18-2008, 06:13 PM   #11 (permalink) rotobeast Old Newbie     Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,789 Quote: Originally Posted by clembo Roto, Those have been directly linked to "Incredible Shrinking Man" disease. Always wear protective clothing when handling them! Dang, I carried it in my front pocket for a week. No wonder my GF has been giving me dirty looks lately.   02-18-2008, 07:12 PM   #12 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,642 I'm gonna be nice here roto - this time __________________ knowledge ..... share it   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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