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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1957672, member: 66"]You hear that a lot, but I don't think I have seen a real mercury coated coin in the last 40 years. LOTS of zinc, nickel, chrome plated coins, but no Mercury coated.</p><p><br /></p><p>And while mercury can be very toxic, it doesn't absorb through the skin easily. The real danger is if it is vaporized and you breathe the fumes, or organo-mercuric compounds which don't really form that readily. I would recommend not eating it though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1957672, member: 66"]You hear that a lot, but I don't think I have seen a real mercury coated coin in the last 40 years. LOTS of zinc, nickel, chrome plated coins, but no Mercury coated. And while mercury can be very toxic, it doesn't absorb through the skin easily. The real danger is if it is vaporized and you breathe the fumes, or organo-mercuric compounds which don't really form that readily. I would recommend not eating it though.[/QUOTE]
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