The 1899 Dime obverse features the image of Lady Liberty with a Phrygian cap, a laurel wreath, and the word LIBERTY inscribed on her headband. Surrounding her bust is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the year 1899. The 1899 Dime reverse of the dime depicts a wreath and inscription One Dime.The US 1899 dime is a ten-cent coin (10¢), one tenth of a United States Dollar, labelled formally as one dime. The word dime comes from the Old French disme (now dîme) meaning tenth part.