half-dime
nounUK /ˌhɑːfˈdaɪm/
US /ˌhæfˈdaɪm/
A half-dime is a very small old coin worth five cents.
Grandpa showed me a shiny half-dime from his coin collection.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A former U.S. silver coin of small size minted in the late 1700s and 1800s.
The museum displayed a half-dime from 1792.
3. A tiny amount of money, used in old-fashioned speech.
He wouldn't spend a half-dime on such a silly thing.
4. A coin collector's term for a five-cent silver piece.
She traded two stamps for a rare half-dime.