Did you know... the dollar sign...

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The dollar sign ($) was designed in 1788 by Oliver Pollock of New Orleans. He was a business man. He used a combination of Spanish money symbols to come up with the design. Money in the past used to be called Jochimsthalers. A mining hole in the mountains of Bohemia produced so much silver, it became the official source of coinage for the entire Roman Empire. The mine was in a valley called Joachimsthal. The coins that were commonly used were then refered to as Jochimsthalers. Overtime, the name was shorted to "Talers". As the money became more and more popular, the Americans pronunciation became slanged. As times goes by, it gradually became "Dollar". I don't know about the last part though. If anyone has a better explanation, I am more than happy if you could correct me. ;)