What is a dime?

The dime is a US coin worth ten cents or 1/10 = 2 nickels = 10 pennies. SO, ten dimes make a dollar. One dime can be written 10ยข or $0.10. The dime is the smallest, thinnest and lightest US coin. It is made of cupronickel or copper-nickel (CuNi), which is an alloy of copper that contains nickel and strengthening elements, such as iron and manganese. It is smaller than a penny or a nickel. It has Franklin D. Roosevelt on the front and a torch on the back.
