Dime

a United States silver coin, being equivalent to ten cents, or one-tenth of a dollar. The term is a contraction of the French dixieme, meaning the tenth. The first American dime was coined in 1796. The dime has been in continuous circulation, except when displaced by paper money, ever since. Though of less value, the American dime corresponds to the English sixpence. "Take care of the dimes, and the dollars will take care of themselves," is a thrifty American proverb. A well worn couplet runs: