American Museum of Atomic Energy Neutron Irradiated 1962 Roosevelt Dime - Uncirculated Fr. 2012E* 1 Denomination 10 Yuan Country

1 Denomination 10 Yuan Country China

It is marked BOW | 925 | PERU on its underside

$3 note from by P

Zinc – 50 pieces struck

American Museum of Atomic Energy Neutron Irradiated 1962 Roosevelt Dime - Uncirculated Fr. 2012E* 1 Denomination 10 Yuan CountryHere 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