About Draped Bust Dimes:  Dimes were minted from 1796 and weighed twice as much as their Half Dime design counterparts. The Dime is the smallest and thinnest of all coins currently minted by the United States. Like the Draped Bust Half Dime, Draped Bust Dimes, minted from 1796 to 1807, did not display the denomination on the coin.