Search
Search results
Displaying 1 - 10
sand dollar
(Encyclopedia) sand dollar, common name for a marine animal in the same phylum as the starfish (see sea star). The sand dollar has a rigid, flattened, disk-shaped test, or shell, made of firmly…Brewer's: Dollar
Marked thus $, either scutum or 8, a dollar being a “piece of eight” [reals]. The two lines indicate a contraction, as in lb. The word is a variant of thaler (Low German, dahler; Danish,…Dollar Sign
The Question: Where did the dollar sign originate? The Answer: Based on the study of old manuscripts, it appears to have originated with an abbreviation for "pesos." In revolutionary times-…international monetary system
(Encyclopedia) international monetary system, rules and procedures by which different national currencies are exchanged for each other in world trade. Such a system is necessary to define a common…Presidential Dollar Coins
A dollar for every president by Shmuel Ross Washington's dollar coin, the first to be released Photo Credit: U.S. Mint Side view of the presidential dollar…The Sacagawea Golden Dollar
The first new coin of the millennium Source: The U.S. Mint Ever wanted to know where the dollar sign originated Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell and U.S. Mint director Philip Diehl with artist…The Shrinking Value of the Dollar
The CPI inflation calculator uses the average Consumer Price Index for a given calendar year. This data represents changes in prices of all goods and services…Brewer's: Almighty Dollar
Washington Irving first made use of this expression, in his sketch of a “Creole Village” (1837). “The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land. ...” —W…Million Dollar Bill?
The Question: Is there a million dollar bill? If so, whose picture is on it? The Answer: Sorry to disappoint you, but the largest bill ever…devaluation
(Encyclopedia) devaluation, decreasing the value of one nation's currency relative to gold or the currencies of other nations. It is usually undertaken as a means of correcting a deficit in the…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
