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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 100085, member: 112"]That is the legend yes, but I'm not so sure it is true. It has long been my belief that the $ comes directly from the Potosi mint mark. Even a quick glance at that mint mark pretty much answers the question.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the legend of it being the due to the pillars and ribbon is because when someone first asked where the dollar sign came from they were told it was from the Spanish dollars. And if you pick up any Spanish colonial of this design, besides those struck in Potosi, you will find nothing that even comes close to resembling the $ except the pillar & ribbon.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if you pick up a Potosi coin and see that mint mark - it is as obvious as the nose on your face. So look at the pic below and then you tell me where the $ comes from.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.gdjmsp.cointalk.org/coin_pics/Spanish%20Colonial/1768-PTS%206%20petal%208%20reale%20rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 100085, member: 112"]That is the legend yes, but I'm not so sure it is true. It has long been my belief that the $ comes directly from the Potosi mint mark. Even a quick glance at that mint mark pretty much answers the question. I think the legend of it being the due to the pillars and ribbon is because when someone first asked where the dollar sign came from they were told it was from the Spanish dollars. And if you pick up any Spanish colonial of this design, besides those struck in Potosi, you will find nothing that even comes close to resembling the $ except the pillar & ribbon. But if you pick up a Potosi coin and see that mint mark - it is as obvious as the nose on your face. So look at the pic below and then you tell me where the $ comes from. [IMG]http://www.gdjmsp.cointalk.org/coin_pics/Spanish%20Colonial/1768-PTS%206%20petal%208%20reale%20rev.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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