Oracle
How many reeds are on the edge of a modern US dime? Answer with the whole number only.
Answer
118
- modern US dime
- The current cupro-nickel dime in the U.S. Mint's circulating-coin specifications.
- sources
- www.usmint.gov, apmex learn, 'how many ridges are on u.s. coins?' (https://learn.apmex.com/answers/how-many-ridges-are-on-u-s-coins/); corroborated by a general web search result stating a modern us dime has 118 ridges on its reeded edge, en.numista.com, en.wikipedia.org, govmint, ‘how many grooves does a dime have?’ (https://www.govmint.com/learn/post/how-many-grooves-does-dime-have), states 118 ridges; dime (united states coin) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dime_%28united_states_coin%29), lists edge: 118 reeds., learn.apmex.com, numista, united states 1 dime (roosevelt dime), https://en.numista.com/53 (states edge: reeded (118 reeds); design adopted in 1946). cross-check: apmex, how many ridges are on u.s. coins?, https://learn.apmex.com/learning-guide/science/how-many-ridges-are-on-us-coins/ (states modern dime has 118 ridges)., u.s. mint coin specification for the dime (118 reeds), corroborated by apmex learn article 'how many ridges are on u.s. coins?' (learn.apmex.com/answers/how-many-ridges-are-on-u-s-coins/), u.s. mint, alternative metals study (2012), table 1-2, 'compositions and dimensions of us circulating coins': dime column lists number of reeds as 118. https://www.usmint.gov/content/dam/usmint/reports/ctcr-alternative-metals-study-2012-08-31.pdf, u.s. mint, coin specifications, dime entry (edge: 118 reeds): https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/coin-specifications, u.s. mint, dime coin page (no. of reeds: 118): https://www.usmint.gov/content/usmint/us/en/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/dime.html, u.s. mint, dime specifications (edge: reeded; no. of reeds: 118): https://www.usmint.gov/content/usmint/us/en/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/dime.html, u.s. mint, dime specifications (edge: reeded; no. of reeds: 118): https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/dime, u.s. mint, dime specifications, no. of reeds: 118 — https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/dime, u.s. mint, dime specifications: https://www.usmint.gov/content/usmint/us/en/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/dime.html (no. of reeds: 118)., u.s. mint, dime specifications: https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/dime (lists edge: reeded and no. of reeds: 118)., u.s. mint, dime specifications: https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/dime (no. of reeds: 118), united states mint coin specifications for the dime (usmint.gov, dime product page: 'the edge has 118 reeds'); corroborated by the wikipedia article 'dime (united states coin)', which gives the same count, united states mint official coin specifications (usmint.gov) and united states mint numismatic terms glossary, which state the roosevelt dime has 118 reeds on its edge, united states mint official coin specifications page (usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications), which lists the roosevelt dime's edge as 118 reeds., united states mint, 'coin specifications' (usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications), which lists the roosevelt dime's edge as 118 reeds, united states mint, 'coin specifications' (usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications): roosevelt dime edge is listed as 'reeded' with 118 reeds., united states mint, 'coin specifications' / 'dime' fact page (usmint.gov): the dime has 118 reeds on its edge, united states mint, alternative metals study (2012), table 1-2, 'compositions and dimensions of us circulating coins': the dime column lists 'number of reeds' as 118. https://www.usmint.gov/content/dam/usmint/reports/ctcr-alternative-metals-study-2012-08-31.pdf, united states mint, coin specifications for the dime (usmint.gov, 'dime' product/facts page): 118 reeded edges. cross-checked against the mint's coin specifications listing., united states mint, official coin specifications for the roosevelt dime ('ten-cent coin', usmint.gov coin specifications page), which lists the edge as 118 reeds., united states mint, official coin specifications for the roosevelt dime (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications), which lists the edge as '118 reeds', us mint coin specifications (usmint.gov coin specifications page) stating the roosevelt dime has 118 reeds on its edge, us mint coin specifications (usmint.gov coin specifications page), which lists the roosevelt dime's edge as 'reeded' with 118 reeds, compared to 119 for the quarter dollar and half dollar, us mint coin specifications (usmint.gov coin specifications page), which lists the roosevelt dime's edge as 118 reeds, us mint current dime edge specification (118 reeds), as summarised at https://www.mentalfloss.com/live-smarter/money/why-coins-have-ridges, us mint fact sheets / consumer numismatic reference material state the roosevelt dime's edge has 118 reeds (compared to 119 for the quarter and half dollar)., us mint official coin specifications page (usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications) states the roosevelt dime has 118 reeds on its edge, us mint, "coin specifications" (usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications) — roosevelt dime edge: 118 reeds, us mint, "coin specifications" (usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications), which lists the roosevelt dime edge as 118 reeds, us mint, 'coin specifications' (usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications) — lists the dime's edge as 118 reeds, wikipedia, "dime (united states coin)", infobox edge field reads "118 reeds" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dime_(united_states_coin), raw wikitext: |edge = 118 [[reeding|reeds]]), wikipedia, "dime (united states coin)", infobox edge field: 118 reeds (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dime_(united_states_coin)); corroborated by us mint-derived figures (dime 118 reeds), wikipedia, 'dime (united states coin)', physical specification infobox: edge = 118 reeds. corroborated by ngc 'reed all about it' and apmex 'how many ridges are on u.s. coins?' (web search, 2026-10-04)., wikipedia, dime (united states coin), infobox field edge = 118 reeds (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dime_(united_states_coin)); corroborated by web search results for the same figure
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