I have this new 2017 p dime and it appears to be very diffrent from the others i have.

2017 p dime by tony eckert posted Jan 22, 2018 at 6:39 PM

2017 p dime by tony eckert posted Jan 22, 2018 at 6:39 PM

2017 p dime by tony eckert posted Jan 22, 2018 at 6:35 PM

 

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Dimes are not plated, they are clad with a solid copper core and outer layers of 85% copper and 25% nickel. When viewed from the edge, they'll look sort of like an oreo cookie. Your coin looks normal to me.

 

I don't know what you mean by "no plating". Would you care to explain?

Chris

 

ok , well it is only a powdered metal color no shiny silverish at all.

 

ok but shouldn't it be a shiny color instead of having lines all over it? as if it skipped the next plating stage?

 

Again, dimes are NOT plated.

 

ok, well why is this one a blank powder color? any reason behind this?

 

Circulation. Any reason beyond that is just conjecture.

 

oh ok ty

 

I think he may have meant missing clad layer the way he explained it to me in pm anyway it goes this dime is normal.

 

congrats on your first post and welcome to the forums @tony eckert

 

I can see what you are referring to on your coin. I believe that those striations are caused by the rolling mill that bonds the clad layers together in the strip. @mikediamond could help you with that but you may need clearer photos.

 

Just so you know it's 91.67% Copper, and 8.33% Nickel, and should weigh
2.268 Grams.