Can anyone help me out with this 1996 P dime? I'd like to know if it could be worth anything.

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Minor grease filled die. Not worth anything more than face.

 

You will also note that the obverse die appears misaligned (no reverse photo to see if it was an off-center strike). But if you use your imagination, you'll note that the obverse die was no level to the reverse die. This creates and uneven hit on the planchet leaving some areas better defined and other areas lightly defined. Your coin has what appears as two rims on the left side of the coin. With a tilted, misaligned die, you get that effect (the collar retains the planchet although the die is misaligned and not parallel). It happens often enough, but extreme cases are desirable for error collectors.

 

Just by looking at the Obverse you can tell it's definitely just a Misaligned Die Strike and not an Off-Center at all. Not enough to make it Off-center.

 

Here's a picture of reverse.

 

Still only worth 10 Cents.

 

It's different in that the mint mark is so clear and legible while the other elements are not.

 

Only worth ten cents but it is a small error coin. The only thing is, the error is very common.

 

I think your comment is generally correct, but subtle off-center strikes might be the exception. Pardon the quick photos...

 

@Brad93d Have a look here: http://www.error-ref.com/?s=collar

There is some useful information on that page that might help you with diagnosis. Have a look at the Stiff Collar error.