name that $ign

[P Taylor]

Well, how about if it meant that it was called a <<cifrado>> as the name for it?
The very similar Portugese symbol's name...

Two 'references':
http://www.pballew.net/dollar.html
http://www.decodeunicode.org/w3.php?nodeId=138&page=1&lang=2&zoom=&prop=

--PT

ps- or it might have come from a muted horn originally.

On 8/28/06, Carlos Ferrão <carlosferrao at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Gotta tell you...you come straight out of a book.
>
>
>
> On 28/08/06, giarc iksoknihcram <peeralacks at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > for you, sorry, nothing.
> > or it could be
> > ...larry was just crazy.
> >
> > yes the peso solomon etc.
> >  but the name man.
> > that sneaky sign
> > is supposed to have a name.
> > (and not simply, dollar sign)
> >
> > apparently larry read the name twice
> > once in a newspaper and the first i forget.
> > but since my uncle was asked this question
> > he cannot meet a person without first asking them.
> >
> > i think they both (wa)(i)s crazies.
> > a hunt with no end.  but huh.  who knows.
> > effort appreciated.
> > but maybe the answer is lager than the wiki?
> >
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