dimes

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Traders bundled silver dimes, quarters and half-dollars in face-value increments and launched an arcane—not to mention bulky—asset class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

This meant that dimes, quarters and half dollars had the same amount of silver relative to their face values.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

“He was outstanding, he was gritty, he was gutsy, he made tough throw after tough throw, the rush was barreling down on him, he stood in there and was dropping dimes all day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2024

Penix dropping Heisman-esque dimes in Vegas didn’t surprise anyone.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023

All of the Rommelys were insured by the same company and the same agent collected the nickels and dimes from each of the sisters weekly.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith