Subj : Hope you enjoyed that
To   : Digital Man
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Thu Aug 19 2004 07:40 pm

  Re: Hope you enjoyed that
  By: Digital Man to Angus Mcleod on Thu Aug 19 2004 12:05:00

 >  > BTW, there are two schools of thought over the $ sign.  One says that the
 >  > original 'Pieces of Eight' bore the initials of Philip of Spain, a P and 
 >  > written one over the other.  Write a P and S on top of each other and you
 >  > come very close to the present day $ sign.  Another theory is that the Sp
 >  > royal family used a sign consisting of the two pillars of Hercules, cross
 >  > a swirling banner in the shape of an S.
 > 
 > If you place a thin U over an S, you come very close to the present day $ si
 > too. I thought I remember seeing old US currency that used that symbol (and 
 > I thought that's where the $ sign came from).

Not heard this one -- but it could just be true!

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