Why is the sign for the dollar, a word with no S's, so clearly based on the letter S? Here's the story behind it—and why it wasn't always a "dollar" sign.

Most people encounter the dollar sign on a daily basis: in stores, on websites, in the media and more. The symbol also serves as shorthand, referring to money, wealth, capitalism, commercialism ...

The American dollar sign was created – accidentally – by a bankrupt Irishman Irishman Oliver Pollock was one of the biggest founders of the American Revolution. He also created the dollar sign.