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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RickieB, post: 1125523, member: 2486&quot;]The $ Sign&nbsp; carries with it many accounts of it&#039;s orign. One of the widely accepted explanations is that as the result of the evolution of the Mexican or Spanish &quot;Pieces&quot; of Eight. In theroy, derived from the study of old manuscripts, is that the &quot;S&quot; gradually came to be written over the &quot;P&quot; thus developing a close equivalent of the &quot;$&quot; mark. It was widely used before the adoption of the United States Dollar in 1785.</p><p><br /></p><p>Source: Small Size U.S. Paper Money; Schwartz/Lindquist[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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