When Woolworth's declared bankruptcy back in 1997, it marked the symbolic end of an era when beloved "five and dime" stores could be found in every big city and small town in America. No matter ...

(Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Despite their name, dimes from this era neither contain mercury nor depict Mercury, the Roman god. The dime — 90% silver, 10% copper — instead features a ...

Also rare! True love? Perhaps the rarest of all. But things that are a dime a dozen? Oh, they’re everywhere—like cat videos on the internet, or socks that vanish in the dryer. We say something ...