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Collection Studio 4.76

[ release date: May 31, 2024 ]







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library article $100 Note Fact Sheet

library article $2 Note Fact Sheet

library article African Americans on U.S. Currency

library article Autos on the Back of U.S. $10 Notes

library article Facts About The Dollar Bill

library article Fun facts about U.S. banknotes

library article Origin of the $ Sign

library article Portraits on High Denomination Notes

library article Vignette on the Reverse of the $5 U.S. Note

Origin of the $ Sign

The origin of the "$" sign has been variously accounted for. Perhaps the most widely accepted explanation is that it is the result of the evolution of the Mexican or Spanish "P's" for pesos, or piastres, or pieces of eight. This theory, derived from a study of old manuscripts, explains that the "S," gradually came to be written over the "P," developing a close equivalent to the"$" mark. It was widely used before the adoption of the United States dollar in 1785.