Today, the dollar sign is a symbol of American power. Learn how this unusual character evolved from colonial currency to the center of the financial system.

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Flickr/joncutrer Continental Congress Sets the Dollar as the Official U.S. Currency On July 6, 1785, the Continental Congress ...

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A shiny piece of hope dangles from ship captain Doug Pope's neck. It's a Spanish silver dollar, known as a piece of eight, that was Pope's first treasure find in 20 years of scouring the ocean.

A landmark biography shows the storied conservative leader walking intellectual, journalistic, and financial tightropes.

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