1796 Draped Bust Dime. JR-4. Rarity-4. VF Details--Repaired (NGC).Pale gold-gray toning at the centers deepens to slate-gray toward the borders. Close examination reveals evidence of smoothing on both the obverse and reverse. Notable as the first year of issue of the dime denomination. A perpetually desirable design type, Draped Bust dimes with the Small Eagle reverse were coined only with the dates 1796 and 1797.From the Newmark Collection.