Where did we obtain our $ sign question

[Trez]

I agree with Mackaydon & Chagy...but I think it may have had even more to do with the King's monogram than with just the Pillars of Hercules.

What is the date of this 1/2 reale posted when no date is present?
The piece came off the 1715 Wreck in Sebastian...there is a clue on finding the date, do you see it?

my answer is: do you see a $ sign?

PS> This coin came off the 1715 Fleet...
What is the date of this particular cob? The date is not visible but there is a clue...do you see it?

[PBK]

These might be worth a look:

http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxorigin.html

http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/dollar.asp

http://www.pballew.net/dollar.html

[Trez]

the clue on that half real was the "1/2" actually showing next to the PvS...

If you find a 1/2 real from the 1715 Fleet showing this...
that tells you the date of the piece...
it would be 1715.
I have seen only 3 examples of this from these wrecks so far, the one pictured...Corrigan's.

Trez

[Marc]

Gorgeous. Thanks.