Michka, I have also heard that the dollar sign come from a U superimposed over an S and the bottom of the U was dropped. This would be hard to do on a typewriter because the two lines would be so close that they would be indistinct and would fill with lint from the ribbon. I suspect that the double line was changed to a single line to make a clearer type. As hand writing has become less prevalent, you see fewer double line dollar signs.
Carl > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Michael (michka) Kaplan > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 9:31 AM > To: Winkler, Arnold F > Cc: Unicode List > Subject: Re: Shape of the US Dollar Sign > > > I tend to look up on the following site, where such info can > always be found > tucked away: > > http://www.uselessknowledge.com/word/dollar.shtml > > > MichKa > > Michael Kaplan > Trigeminal Software, Inc. > http://www.trigeminal.com/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Winkler, Arnold F" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 6:10 AM > Subject: Shape of the US Dollar Sign > > > > Friends, > > > > I got a request, I can't answer, but I am sure, one of you > knows all about > > it: > > > > > > > > I'm in the middle of a research for my Commercial Laws > > > IV subject, and I need to know what's the official US > > > dollar sign: the s cross by one or two vertical lines? > > > is there any law that says so? > > > > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > Arnold F. Winkler > > Internationalization Evangelist > > Tel: 610-648-2055, NET-385-2055 > > Fax: 610-695-5473 > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >
