Show history of the dime that neat and lovable little coln coin tbt ali dime has had bad a most useful his tory As tar far as we ne are aade it Is 13 unique among the worlds world s coins haying baying no neater equivalent than the english six pence which Is worth north two cents more it Is one of 0 the handiest of coins being about as aa small as a sll all ver piece can conveniently be heing being less in size and weight than the nickel which la is woith only half as aa much it la Is vastly more convenient to keep arid and hoard and that Is one rea son why it la Is bo becoming coming lly fly scarce in spite of 0 the tact falt that mole moie dimes are now turned out of the mints than eier eer befaro in the tha country a history tb re Is a large rage for dime banks and some of these mechanical contrivances are so BO pretty so ingenious ant so ao alluring that they force people to saie dimes who have no earthly occasion to do so |