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From: andre@shappski.demon.co.uk (Andre Shapps)
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Subject: Re: The origin of "$", the dollar sign?
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Date: Thu, 23 Feb 1995 10:58:04 +0000
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I don't know about the sign, but if you believe the people of Dollar in 
Scotland, that's where the name comes from. Oddly enough it's but a few 
miles from a place called Sterling and if you believe the people from 
there ...
-- 
Andre Shapps

