OANDA reports the U.S. dollar's dominance is threatened by geopolitical shifts, digital currencies, and rival economies, ...

In 1792, Hamilton’s Coinage Act put America on a specie standard. Dollars were defined in law as a set weight of gold and silver. Paper dollars were convertible at the rate of about a 20th of an ounce ...

However, it wasn’t until July 6, 1785 that the Continental Congress established the dollar as the official currency of the United States: the first step towards creating a national monetary system.

The U.S. has been producing dimes for more than 200 years, thanks to the Coinage Act of 1792. Multiple iterations of dimes have been minted throughout the years.