Dime

Dime

In the Past

A silver coin of the United States of America, of the value of one-tenth part of a dollar or ten cents.

Developments

It weighs forty-one and a quarter grains. Of one thousand parts, nine hundred are of pure silver and one hundred of alloy. Act of January 18, 1837, s. 8 and 9, 4 Sharsw. cont. of Story's L. U. S. 2523-4. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about dime is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including dime.

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