2008 Canadian Dime
The 2008 Canadian Dime is a Canadian dime struck for circulation with 467.5 million made. Value band: face value. Here is how to recognize it, what makes one worth more and what to check on yours.
- Year
- 2008
- Circulation mintage
- 467,495,000
- Value band
- Face value
- Composition
- Nickel-plated steel
Original illustration of the coin's shape and metal. Tap to flip. Not a picture of the actual design.
Face value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2008 Canadian Dime worth?
With 467.5 million made, the 2008 Canadian Dime is common and worth face value in circulated condition. Only uncirculated coins with full luster, recognized varieties and genuine errors interest collectors.
What would make yours worth more:
- Full uncirculated luster
- A recognized variety or genuine error
- Coins from a specimen or proof set
For market prices, look at recent sold results for the same coin in the same condition, not asking prices.
Quick answers
- Is the 2008 Canadian Dime rare?
- No. 467.5 million were made, so circulated examples are worth face value.
- How many 2008 Canadian dimes were made?
- 467,495,000 were struck for circulation.
- What is the 2008 Canadian Dime made of?
- Nickel-plated steel. It weighs 1.75 g and measures 18.03 mm.
- Is the 2008 Canadian Dime still legal tender?
- Yes. Canadian dimes are legal tender.
The 2008 dime in context
The 2008 dime has the largest single mintage figure in the data, 467,495,000. It is plated steel with Blunt's uncrowned queen, the mint's logo and Hahn's schooner. Because so many were struck, it is one of the most common Canadian dimes and is worth face value. Collectors pay a small premium for uncirculated pieces. That total is more than half again the 304,110,000 dimes of 2007 and almost 97 million more than the 370,700,000 struck in 2009. Each coin weighs 1.75 g, measures 18 mm across and is attracted to a magnet.
How to recognize it
The 2008 Canadian Dime is round, 18.03 mm across and nickel-plated steel.
2008 Canadian Dime by the numbers
By the numbers, the 2008 Canadian Dime is the most common of 157 Canadian dime dates and varieties from 1858 to 2024. The next scarcer is the 2009 Canadian Dime (370.7 million).
Compared with the dates around it, the 2008 output was 1.5 times the 2007 figure and 1.3 times the 2009 figure.
Over the 2000s the Mint produced 2.94 billion dimes across 11 dates and varieties; the 2008 Canadian Dime accounts for 16% of that.
What to check on your 2008 Canadian Dime
- Try a magnet. Nickel-plated steel is magnetic, so a genuine 2008 coin sticks; a silver one would not.
- Never clean it. Rubbing or polishing leaves fine scratches and an unnatural shine that collectors avoid.
- Look for full luster and no scratches. Modern dimes only interest collectors in uncirculated condition or with a recognized variety.
Susanna Blunt plated steel dimes (2003 to 2022)
In 2003 the mint introduced a new portrait of Elizabeth II by Susanna Blunt, showing the queen without a crown. Both portraits were used that year, so the 2003 dime exists crowned and uncrowned. The P for plated stayed under the portrait until partway through 2006, when the mint's own logo took its place. The dime itself is multi-ply plated steel at 1.75 g and 18 mm, with a reeded edge and Hahn's Bluenose is still on the reverse.
With the cent no longer distributed from 2013 and cash use slowly falling, dime mintages wobbled from year to year. The record is 467,495,000 in 2008, while 2013 dropped to 104,775,000. Two circulating commemoratives broke the run of schooners. In 2017 Canada 150 dimes, 20,000,000 of them, carried a winning design from a public contest and the dates 1867 and 2017. In 2021 the mint marked a century since the Bluenose was launched with a dime carrying the dates 1921 and 2021.
Every date in this period is common and almost all are face value coins. The 2017 Canada 150 dime is the one most people set aside, being far scarcer than the regular 2017. Check 2021 dimes for the angled Bluenose commemorative and 2003 coins for the crowned or uncrowned queen. Unworn coins from mint rolls or sets are the ones to keep if you are building a collection.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Denomination | 10 cents |
| Issuer | Royal Canadian Mint |
| Year | 2008 |
| Circulation mintage | 467,495,000 |
| Composition | Nickel-plated steel |
| Weight | 1.75 g |
| Diameter | 18.03 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Reeded |
Mintage figures: Dime (Canadian coin) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from Royal Canadian Mint figures. How we build these pages.