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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1596652, member: 112&quot;]Uhhhhh no, I&#039;d never take credit for naming the dollar sign :smile</p><p><br /></p><p>I will take credit for the theory that the symbol adopted to be used for the dollar sign came from the Potosi mint mark though. That one is 100% me <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As to why it should be hard to argue with that idea - isn&#039;t it obvious ? I mean there it is, right in front of your eyes - a $ sign within that mint mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>You also have to understand that Potosi produced far more coins than some of the other mints combined. The mint sat on top of a literal mountain of silver. It was the largest silver find ever recorded. And as a result of these two things the Potosi mint coins were the ones most commonly seen and used. And since the 8 reales coins were called Spanish dollars, it pretty much stands to reason that the Potosi mint mark was chosen to be the symbol of the dollar once the US dollar came along. Especially since the US dollar was based, and our other denominations, on the Spanish colonial cons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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