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In ''[[Nethack]]'', the dollar sign, '''$''', refers to [[gold]] (or zorkmids) and also serves various purposes:

* In the dungeon, {{yellow|$}} represents a pile of gold pieces.
* Press {{kbd|$}} to count the gold in your [[purse]]; doing so in a [[shop]] additionally displays the debt or credit you have with its [[shopkeeper]], and all relevant values are displayed instantaneously. In any case, the count for your purse is always the same as the one on the [[status line]], and does not include any money which you hid in containers such as a [[bag]]. Checking your gold is a free action and will not increment the turn counter. 
** You can also press {{kbd|$}} to select [[gold]] while in your inventory for certain menus. [[Menu controls]] supported by [[tty]] and [[curses interface]]s allow you to press certain keys and toggle selection for all items in that particular item group - in practice, only gold ever uses the {{white|$}} item group.

==Variants==
===SLASH'EM===
[[SLASH'EM]] introduces a new monster class, [[killer coins]], that uses the {{white|$}} glyph:

* {{monsymlink|pile of killer coins}}
* {{monsymlink|large pile of killer coins}}
* {{monsymlink|huge pile of killer coins}}

===UnNetHack===
In [[UnNetHack]], using {{kbd|$}} to check your gold also tells you how much gold you have stashed away in containers within your inventory.

===SlashTHEM===
[[SlashTHEM]] introduces additional monsters to the killer coins monster class from SLASH'EM:

* {{brown|$}} [[pile of copper coins]]
* {{black|$}} [[pile of silver coins]]
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