Green’s Dictionary of Slang

deece n.

[Fr. dix, ten]

(US black/Harlem) a dime, ten cents.

1940		D. Burley N.Y. Amsterdam News 19 Oct, 20: A dime is a deece.
1944		D. Burley N.Y. Amsterdam News 15 Jan. 10A: Some drank plenty of rum and played that deece of tripe.