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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1597957, member: 112&quot;]John - </p><p><br /></p><p>There is no definitive answer, no right or wrong, to the question of how the dollar sign originated. All anybody has is a theory, an educated guess. So yes, it not only could go on forever, it will go on forever. As for you and me it&#039;s not a debate, just a discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the question of 1 vertical line or 2, I never even mentioned it. Both are acceptable in use, and anybody that sees either one knows exactly what it means. Look on your keyboard, what&#039;s it have ? I suspect the same as mine - $ And to the best of my knowledge the dollar sign we use today most definitely originated in the United States.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the main source for my theory - I am the original source.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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