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<p>[QUOTE="Greg Sebring, post: 335753, member: 12186"]It use to be sort of a joke many years ago until it was discovered it was very hazardous. Pennies could easily be changed to a silver color by coating them with mercury. My dad told me once a long time ago people would unknowingly put a few drops of liquid mercury in your pocket and then when you pulled your change out of your pocket, it was ALL silver colored.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's a HazMat nightmare now. I'm not saying this is the case here but apparently it was wide spread in the mid 1960's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Greg Sebring, post: 335753, member: 12186"]It use to be sort of a joke many years ago until it was discovered it was very hazardous. Pennies could easily be changed to a silver color by coating them with mercury. My dad told me once a long time ago people would unknowingly put a few drops of liquid mercury in your pocket and then when you pulled your change out of your pocket, it was ALL silver colored. It's a HazMat nightmare now. I'm not saying this is the case here but apparently it was wide spread in the mid 1960's. Greg[/QUOTE]
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