Getty Images The first printed dollar sign was made on a Philadelphia printing press in the 1790s by Archibald Binny (Credit: Getty Images) The dollar’s baby sibling, the all-but-worthless cent ...

M ost people encounter the dollar sign on a daily basis: in stores, on websites, in the media and more. The symbol also ...

Despite its ubiquity, the origins of the dollar sign remain far from clear, with competing theories touching on Bohemian coins, the Pillars of Hercules and harried merchants. As we head into 2020 ...