- 1792: The half
disme (pronounced "deem") was one of the
first coins to be
produced by the
newly created US Mint. At
least 1,500 half
dismes struck in 1792...
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stated that he had
begun work on
establishing a U.S. Mint and that some half
dismes had been
produced already. At this point, most of the
personnel had been...
- a
limited number of
dismes were
minted but
never circulated. Some of
these were
struck in copper,
indicating that the 1792
dismes were in fact pattern...
- A
tithe (/taɪð/; from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a
contribution to a
religious organization or compulsory...
- Mint (1792–1873) U.S.
dollar coins (1792–) Half dime (1792–1873) 1792 half
disme Half cent (1793–1857)
Large cent (1793–1857)
Treasury Note (1812–1913) Banking...
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shall be
expressed in
dollars or units,
dismes or tenths,
cents or hundredths, and
milles or thousandths, a
disme being the
tenth part of a dollar, a cent...
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notation to the use of
decimals to
represent fractions. A
French version, La
Disme, was
issued the same year by Stevin.
Stevin introduced the
decimal separator...
- Mint (1792–1873) U.S.
dollar coins (1792–) Half dime (1792–1873) 1792 half
disme Half cent (1793–1857)
Large cent (1793–1857)
Treasury Note (1812–1913) Banking...
- Mint (1792–1873) U.S.
dollar coins (1792–) Half dime (1792–1873) 1792 half
disme Half cent (1793–1857)
Large cent (1793–1857)
Treasury Note (1812–1913) Banking...
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directed that all
accounts of the
federal government be kept in dollars, "
dismes", cents, and "milles", a
mille being one-tenth of a cent or one-thousandth...
