 The smallest of U.S. currencies in size, if not buying power, the dime is three quarters of an inch (1.7cm to the rest of you) in diameter. Its sides are covered in tiny little ridges called "reeding" (or "milling") - 118 of them on every dime. Adorning its front face is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the great man who |
was sitting down a lot and who was, therefore, relatively modest in size, as is the coin that bears his likeness. The federal reserve is clever like that, you see. On a slightly less related note, Americans often describe a speedy halt as "stopping on a dime." I tried it tonight, and it's not really that hard. On foot, anyway. Perhaps if I was in FDR's wheelchair, it would be an entirely different story. CC |
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