Where did the dollar sign come from?
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Here's a quote from Wikipedia:
The origin of the "$" sign has been variously accounted for. Perhaps the most widely accepted explanation is that it is the result of the evolution of the Spanish and Mexican scribal abbreviation "ps" for pesos. This theory, derived from a study of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century manuscripts, explains that the s gradually came to be written over the p developing a close equivalent to the "$" mark."
The article goes on to explain eight other possible origins also. It looks like it's not so clear anymore.
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