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Unclad 1984 P Dime?

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asheslee

asheslee

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Hi! I am a newbie, but I found this very odd looking 1984 P Dime. What is the deal with this dime? Is it anything special? Is it missing th cladding? Thank you in advance for your help.86AE5686-681B-4701-BAC5-172BC00D9D62.thumb.jpeg.74f748f807e408e5f2a3917b889f559a.jpeg

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Mohawk

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Hello and welcome! 
What I believe you have there is a regular dime which has environmental damage.  I've found really dark clad coins in my time as well, and that's almost always what they are.  Copper-nickel, which is what the outer clad layers are made of, tends to get really dark like that when exposed to harsh environmental conditions.  The last job I had before pursuing post-graduate education and moving into higher education as a career was at a coin shop.I cannot tell you how many Buffalo and Liberty nickels, coins made entirely of copper-nickel, that would come through the door in lots looking just like your dime.

I hope this is of some help!

~Tom

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