Ten seconds on wikipedia would have shown you that the use of this symbol to denote dollars and pesos predates (if just barely) the founding of the United State

Ten seconds on wikipedia would have shown you that the use of this symbol to denote dollars and pesos predates (if just barely) the founding of the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign So, barring time travel, I suggest that your theory about a U superimposed on an S must be wrong (at least as a causal story). I've got to learn to stop caring about the rampant America-centrism on H.N.