# Coin collectors - is this dime worth more than a dime?

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**Created:** [October 11, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-is-this-dime-worth-more-than-a-dime/991418 "2023-10-11T21:27:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-is-this-dime-worth-more-than-a-dime/991418/1 "2023-10-11T21:27:38Z")

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I found a 2017 dime, Philadelphia mint mark, in my change today…The edge is completely smooth; there’s no edge at all. Is this worth more than 10 cents?.

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**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coin-collectors-is-this-dime-worth-more-than-a-dime/991418/2 "2023-10-11T21:46:03Z")

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If it left the mint that way, it’s probably a [broad strike](https://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/broadstrike-error-coins/#google_vignette) and worth more than ten cents to collectors. A broad strike will be the same size or larger than a regular dime. If what you have is smaller, it just means someone has modified it _after_ it left the mint. It’s still worth ten cents, but a vending machine might argue the point.