$$$ Dollar Sign $$$
$$$ Dollar Sign $$$
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That $ is a monogram of U and S, which was used as a mark on money bags issued by the United States Mint. The letters U and S superimposed resemble the historical double stroke "$" sign: the bottom of the 'U' disappears into the bottom curve of the 'S', leaving two vertical lines. This double stroke dollar sign has been used to refer to the U.S. currency. Thus, the one stroke design may have been modified to the double stroke design to represent United States currency. This theory was largely popularized by the novel Atlas Shrugged by philosopher Ayn Rand. This theory does not consider the fact that the symbol was already in use in the time of the British colonies, when the term 'United States' did not exist yet.