Klarinet Archive - Posting 000475.txt from 2003/11

From: "capeeire@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] off-topic: dollar
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 08:15:37 -0500

Well then, I'll forward this off to his history teacher, pronto, since
they're in the middle of the "evolution" of money=2E

Thanks,
Martha E=2E

Original Message:
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From: Mark Charette charette@woodwind=2Eorg
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:08:51 -0500
Subject: RE: [kl] off-topic: dollar

> From: capeeire@greatpoint=2Enet [mailto:capeeire@greatpoint=2Enet]
>
> 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

> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: rien stein rstein@xs4all=2Enl>
>
> 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 much
> collected knowledge on a very broad fild of knowledge on this list maybe=

> anybody can help me?

The internet is broader still=2E A search on Google with

dollar sign etymology

brought up:

http://www=2Eamericanvexillum=2Ecom/the_sign_of_the_dollar/the_sign_of_the=
_dolla
r=2Ehtm
http://www=2Einfoplease=2Ecom/askeds/5-11-01askeds=2Ehtml
http://www=2Eyaelf=2Ecom/punctuation=2Eshtml

and a lot more, which basically all say =2E=2E=2E no one really knows=2E P=
erhaps
from the image of the Pillars of Hercules, stamped with a scroll, on the
Spanish piece of eight=2E Perhaps from the plural of the 'p' designated fo=
r
peso (with a subscript 's')=2E Along with a few more theories=2E

But none I read described a U and S superimposed=2E

Mark C=2E

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