Finding Lucy. Don Johanson describes finding the knee joint in Hadar, Ethiopia, that first indicated a bipedal hominid had lived 3 million years ago. His subsequent expedition led to the discovery of Lucy, a 40 percent complete skeleton of a new species of hominid, now known as Australopithecus afarensis. The final piece of the puzzle was a skull from the same site, which clearly demonstrated that Lucy's kind were small-brained, although they walked upright.
How many dimes make a dollar? A: According to Dictionary.com, a dime in the United States is equivalent to 10 cents ($0.1), which means that 10 dimes make a dollar. The currency site Xe notes that the dime coin is one of the most frequently used in the United States, alongside the 1-, 5- and 25-cent coins. Continue Reading.
Before 1965, US quarters were made of 90 percent silver. That means that due to the silver alone it would be worth about $3.50 (depending on silver prices). After 1964, the quarter is just made of nickel and copper and worth just 25 cents. The US dime was also changed from 90 percent silver in 1964 to nickel and copper. So, older dimes are worth more than 10 cents. Maybe it doesnât matter, but the US penny is currently made of mostly zinc.