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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 1448167, member: 4381&quot;]<a href="http://www.stardem.com/article_b46d4461-648d-53fe-8722-acb5f123f0ec.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.stardem.com/article_b46d4461-648d-53fe-8722-acb5f123f0ec.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.stardem.com/article_b46d4461-648d-53fe-8722-acb5f123f0ec.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>alf disme has a rich history</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 1:00 am</p><p><br /></p><p>Q: In a list of items for sale at an estate auction, there was a 1792 half disme. Is there such a coin as a disme, or was it misspelled? J.K.K., McFarland, Wisc.</p><p><br /></p><p>: The 1792 half disme (or half dime) was an American silver coin with a face value of five cents. The coin holds a very special place in numismatics as it may be the most historic coin: George Washington encouraged its production. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson handled the delivery of 1,500 struck coins. It is commonly believed that the coins were made from Martha Washington&#039;s personal silver setting. There are also some who claim that the first lady was the model for the portrait of Liberty on the obverse side of the coin. &quot;DISME&quot; appears on the reverse of the coin, and the word was probably pronounced &quot;deem,&quot; with a silent S. This early spelling was used in the Mint&#039;s internal bookkeeping for several years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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