halfdisme
nounUK /ˈhɑːfdaɪm/
US /ˈhæfdaɪm/
A half disme is a very small old coin worth five cents.
The collector showed us a silver half disme from 1792.
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2. A historical U.S. silver coin minted in 1792 before the half dime was officially established.
The 1792 half disme is one of the rarest American coins.
3. An early spelling of 'half dime' used in old documents and coin catalogs.
Old ledgers list the price as one halfdisme.
4. A small unit of currency equal to half of a disme in early American decimal proposals.
The proposal divided the dollar into dismes and halfdismes.