what is a dime

A dime is a ten-cent coin in the United States, labeled formally as "one dime"). It is the smallest in diameter and the thinnest of all U.S. coins currently minted for circulation, being 0.705 inches (17.91 millimeters) in diameter and 0.053 in (1.35 mm) in thickness). The word dime comes from the Old French disme (Modern French dîme), meaning "tithe" or "tenth part", from the Latin decima ). The obverse of the current dime depicts the profile of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the reverse boasts an olive branch, a torch, and an oak branch, from left to right respectively). The dime is currently the only United States coin in general circulation that is not denominated in terms of dollars or cents).