Klarinet Archive - Posting 000471.txt from 2003/11

From: "capeeire@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] off-topic: dollar
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:06:48 -0500

I believe (and my 13 year old nephew agrees) the symbol started as a U
superimposed over an S (to indicate a United States dollar) and morphed to=

two straight lines over an S and then to the symbol we use today=2E

Peace,
Martha E=2E

Original Message:
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From: rien stein rstein@xs4all=2Enl
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:20:00 +0100
Subject: [kl] off-topic: dollar

I know it has nothing to do with the subject of this list, but recently I
was wondering what is the origin of the dollar sign ("$")=2E As there is m=
uch
collected knowledge on a very broad fild of knowledge on this list maybe
anybody can help me?

TIA

Rien

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