Show derivation OF DOLLAR MARK has long been subject of 01 discussion and many are tho the theories advanced the of the sign as af depre benting the unit of our money sya lean his long been the subject of anil ani not a little doubt it ins lots been alIl arla sly isly accounted for tho the generally ad vancel vince being 1 A combi combustion gation of the letters U S after the adoption of the constitution these initials were profiled to the federal ur rency and according to many who luve have given stud to the the two letter cerp erp simply run torether together so Ls as to make the magic the loop of the U disappearing in the operation 2 an adaptation or modification of 88 enec used to denote a piece 0 of eight reals ot of as a dollar was than hen called a piece of eight 3 A form forin of if S which va vas used to mark the roman unit of money 4 A contraction of P and S aued in spanish accounts to indicate peso dollar 5 A dei de lee ice formell for merl seen een on the ro lerse of i I 1 mexican pillai filial dollar aa spanish coin representing the pillars of ll ercule connected connect pd by a scroll displaying display in the words plus pins i 6 L contraction of the spanish fuertes hard to distinguish tho eiler ei lier or lurd hard dollar front paper money in all of these caseb it must be admitted that there is no little specula specials tion lion and up P to this time there la Is no prospect that the will ever be definitely finitely dp settled the student ot of the subject can take his choice and doubtless will be able to find some soma kind of authority tor for any one of thesa diverse explanations |