Origins Quiz — Friday, October 2, 2026

What symbol's earliest known appearance is in a 1778 letter by Oliver Pollock, an Irish-born New Orleans merchant, whose abbreviation for the Spanish peso ran two letters together? That is the leading theory, anyway. Others point to the Pillars of Hercules on Spanish coins or a mint mark from Potosi. (Two words: 6, 4 letters)

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