Re: History of the dollar sign?

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:45:58 -0600, "Craig" <machocraig@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I am always puzzled about where the $ sign came from?
The dollar sign has a stick over the letter "S".
What is the relationship between S and the US dollar?

If you superimpose the letter "U" over the letter "S", you get US.
Modify the "U", and you have $. (Handwritten, the $ often is done
with two full verticals. The single abbreviated vertical makes a
cleaner typeface, though.

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Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL
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