Description 1796 was the first year that Dimes were struck in America. Obverse: LIBERTY, 1796, Draped Bust, Flowing Hair Liberty facing right with fifteen starts around representing the fifteen states that had ratified the Constitution. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle with a wreath around. Diameter: 19.5 mm Silver plated lead-free pewter, with hand-finished patina, made in the USA. Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of coin printed on flip insert.
