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Ten cents of pocket lint that somehow runs your laundry, your parking, and a thousand small mercies.
means A United States coin worth ten cents, the smallest in diameter of the common American coins.
from From Old French 'disme,' meaning a tenth or a tithe, which traces back to Latin 'decima' (a tenth part), itself from 'decem,' ten. The early American coin was literally spelled 'disme' before the silent letter dropped away and the pronunciation settled into the modern 'dime' — so the name still quietly insists on its one-tenth nature every time you spend it.
- smaller than penny
- Dime is the tiniest U.S. coin by diameter
- 118 ridges
- Its edge has exactly 118 reeded grooves
- FDR's face
- Roosevelt honored for the March of Dimes campaign
- silver past
- Pre-1965 dimes were 90 percent real silver
- turn on a dime
- Phrase praises absurdly tight, instant maneuverability
for instance
roosevelt dime — us coin minted 1946-present, features franklin d. roosevelt, 10 cents
mercury dime — us coin minted 1916-1945, features lady liberty in winged cap, collectible