Dime is a United States coin worth 10 cents, or one-tenth of a dollar. The word dime comes from the Latin decimus (tenth). Until 1933, the dime was only legal as payment in amounts of $10 or less. Then, Congress made the dime legal tender in any amount. Dimes were made almost completely of silver until 1965. That year, Congress ruled that dimes should be made of a solid copper center between two layers of a copper-nickel alloy. See also Fasces; Money.
