1982 No P Dime Value

The error dimes came from one die at the Philadelphia Mint, and nobody knows how many exist. Graded strong-strike coins have sold from $110 for an AU-58 in 2021 to $576 for an MS-67 in 2025.

Philadelphia made 519,475,000 regular dimes in 1982, and nearly all have the P. A worn one is worth ten cents.

Denver made 542,713,584 with a D. A worn one is also worth ten cents, but a nearly perfect one is a different story. One graded MS-68 sold for $1,140 in 2018.

Collectors sort the 1982 no P dime into two kinds. Both are missing the mint mark. The difference is how sharp the design is.

• Strong strike. The design is nearly fully struck. The letters and the rim are clear. Collectors treat this as the more important coin.
• Weak strike. The outer parts of the design look flat, mostly near the rim.

Prices show the gap. A strong strike graded MS-66 sold for $312 in 2022, while a weak strike in the same grade brought $216 in 2021.

Those are coins that never saw a cash register. A no P dime that spent years in pocket change sells for less. Our coin value guide explains the grade names.

You need good light and a magnifying glass. The check takes a minute.

• Read the date. It has to say 1982. No other year counts for this error.
• Look just above the date. The mint mark sits on the front of the coin, above the date. On the error coin that spot is smooth and empty.
• Rule out a P or a D. If you see either letter, even a faint one, the coin is an ordinary dime.
• Check for wear. A letter can look weak on a worn or dirty coin. Tilt the dime under the light before you decide the spot is empty.

If the date is hard to read, photograph both sides and the app names the coin and its year. It can't confirm an error for you. A grading service does that. Use our photo coin identifier to get started.

Don't clean the coin. Rubbing leaves fine scratches, and buyers pay less for a cleaned coin. Hold it by the edge and keep it in a small envelope.

For most of its history, the Philadelphia Mint put no letter on its coins. That changed for dimes in 1980. From then on, every Philadelphia dime was meant to carry a small P.

In 1982 one die was put to work without the P. Every dime it struck came out with no mint mark. Experts believe all of these coins came from that single die.

The date is what makes it an error. A Philadelphia dime dated before 1980 has no mint mark, and that's normal. Dimes dated 1965 to 1967 have no mint mark from any mint. Those coins are not errors, and the missing letter adds nothing to them.

People first noticed the 1982 coins late that year. The best known finds were at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio.

Most 1982 dimes are not errors. Philadelphia alone made 519,475,000 dimes that year, and nearly all of them have the P. Denver dimes have a D.

A worn 1982 dime with a P or a D is worth face value. Spend it or keep it, as you like. Only a coin that still looks new sells for more. The Mint issued no official mint sets in 1982 or 1983, so fresh coins from those years are harder to find.

A no P dime is the same size and weight as any other 1982 dime. It weighs 2.27 grams. A scale won't help you here. Only the empty spot above the date sets it apart. See the other dates worth keeping on our dime value page.

Start by looking again under strong light. Ask someone with good eyes to look too. If you both see an empty spot above a clear 1982 date, the coin is worth a closer look by an expert.

A local coin dealer can tell you in a few minutes whether it looks right. For a coin in fresh condition, a grading service can confirm the error and seal the coin in a labeled holder. Grading costs money, so it makes the most sense for a coin with little or no wear.

Nobody knows how many of these dimes are left. The Mint never published a count. Thousands may exist, but few are in top grades. That's why condition moves the price so much.