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First you need to make sure that the coin is actually made of 90% silver.

All standard dimes dated 1965 and later are made of copper-nickel, not silver, and have the familiar dark copper stripe around the edge. However, a few 1965 and 1966 dimes were accidentally struck on silver blanks intended for the 1964-dated coins.

If your coin doesn't have the stripe around the edge, it should be inspected by a trained professional evaluator or coin dealer to determine whether it's one of these errors.

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