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From: alan@dragon.acadiau.ca (Alan McKay)
Subject: Re: The origin of "$", the dollar sign?
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lmbarrio@omni.voicenet.com (Luis M. Garca-Barrio) writes:

>German provided its name (dollar), but the rest came from the Spanish American 
>colonies.

Could you give more info on how German provided the name?


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