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Dime (United States coin)

CountryUnited States
DenominationDime
Value0.10
UnitU.S. dollar
Mass Troy Oz0.0729
Mass2.268
Diameter Inch0.705
Diameter17.91
Thickness Inch0.053
Thickness1.35
Edge118 reeds
Composition91.67% Cu
8.33% Ni
Years Of Minting1796 � present
Catalog Number-
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Obverse DesignFranklin D. Roosevelt
Obverse DesignerJohn R. Sinnock
Obverse Design Date1946
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Reverse Designolive branch, torch, oak branch
Reverse DesignerJohn R. Sinnock
Reverse Design Date1946

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The dime is a coin 10 cents, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792. The dime is the smallest in diameter and is the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation.


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