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by redsox on December 5th, 2009
Because it just makes cents. I'll be here all week, folks.
by Koz - Passion Perseverance Patience on August 12th, 2007
To allow quick recognition of what currency the numerals represent. In the case of dollars , sometimes it might be noted as $200 USD for US dollars.
by dollarcents on May 3rd, 2011
The dollar sign ("$") goes before the number rather than after to avoid tampering with the numbers.
The "$" provides a "bookend" for the number.
When the "$" goes before the number, there is no room to write in extra numbers...
For example, if you write thirty five dollars as "$35.00", you are safe.
But if you write is as "35.00$", somebody can come by and add numbers thereby increasing the amount: "135.00$" or "1135.00$", etc.
FYI, the same (but opposite) holds true for the cents ("¢") symbol.
You place the "¢" before the number to avoid tampering...
"¢.63" is safe and OK...
".63¢" can be altered to "1.63¢" or "11.63¢", etc.
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by anguilla on December 5th, 2009