diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java
index 2609dc6ef..299afe885 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Kit.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.IText;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.KeywordReplacer;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.textreader.SimpleTextInput;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.DateUtil;
+import com.earth2me.essentials.utils.NumberUtil;
 import net.ess3.api.IEssentials;
 import net.ess3.api.events.KitClaimEvent;
 
@@ -160,11 +161,10 @@ public class Kit {
             boolean spew = false;
             final boolean allowUnsafe = ess.getSettings().allowUnsafeEnchantments();
             final boolean currencyIsSuffix = ess.getSettings().isCurrencySymbolSuffixed();
-            final String currencySymbol = ess.getSettings().getCurrencySymbol();
             List<ItemStack> itemList = new ArrayList<>();
             for (String kitItem : output.getLines()) {
                 if (!currencyIsSuffix ? kitItem.startsWith(ess.getSettings().getCurrencySymbol()) : kitItem.endsWith(ess.getSettings().getCurrencySymbol())) {
-                    final String valueString = currencyIsSuffix ? kitItem.substring(0, currencySymbol.length()) : kitItem.substring(currencySymbol.length());
+                    final String valueString = NumberUtil.sanitizeCurrencyString(kitItem, ess);
                     BigDecimal value = new BigDecimal(valueString.trim());
                     Trade t = new Trade(value, ess);
                     t.pay(user, OverflowType.DROP);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
index bda414a63..1d045b8bb 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/EssentialsSign.java
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ public class EssentialsSign {
         return stack;
     }
 
-    protected final BigDecimal getMoney(final String line) throws SignException {
-        final boolean isMoney = line.matches("^[^0-9-\\.][\\.0-9]+$");
-        return isMoney ? getBigDecimalPositive(line.substring(1)) : null;
+    protected final BigDecimal getMoney(final String line, final IEssentials ess) throws SignException {
+        final boolean isMoney = line.matches("^[^0-9-\\.]?[\\.0-9]+[^0-9-\\.]?$");
+        return isMoney ? getBigDecimalPositive(NumberUtil.sanitizeCurrencyString(line, ess)) : null;
     }
 
     protected final BigDecimal getBigDecimalPositive(final String line) throws SignException {
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ public class EssentialsSign {
             return new Trade(signName.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH) + "sign", ess);
         }
 
-        final BigDecimal money = getMoney(line);
+        final BigDecimal money = getMoney(line, ess);
         if (money == null) {
             final String[] split = line.split("[ :]+", 2);
             if (split.length != 2) {
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
index b7f97fb42..f206faace 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/signs/SignTrade.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign {
         final String[] split = line.split("[ :]+");
 
         if (split.length == 1 && !amountNeeded) {
-            final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0]);
+            final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0], ess);
             if (money != null) {
                 if (NumberUtil.shortCurrency(money, ess).length() * 2 > 15) {
                     throw new SignException("Line can be too long!");
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign {
         }
 
         if (split.length == 2 && amountNeeded) {
-            final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0]);
+            final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0], ess);
             BigDecimal amount = getBigDecimalPositive(split[1]);
             if (money != null && amount != null) {
                 amount = amount.subtract(amount.remainder(money));
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign {
 
         if (split.length == 2) {
             try {
-                final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0]);
+                final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0], ess);
                 final BigDecimal amount = notEmpty ? getBigDecimalPositive(split[1]) : getBigDecimal(split[1]);
                 if (money != null && amount != null) {
                     return new Trade(amountType == AmountType.COST ? money : amount, ess);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class SignTrade extends EssentialsSign {
         final String[] split = line.split("[ :]+");
 
         if (split.length == 2) {
-            final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0]);
+            final BigDecimal money = getMoney(split[0], ess);
             final BigDecimal amount = getBigDecimal(split[1]);
             if (money != null && amount != null) {
                 final String newline = NumberUtil.shortCurrency(money, ess) + ":" + NumberUtil.shortCurrency(value, ess).substring(1);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/NumberUtil.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/NumberUtil.java
index 0567ee913..000a7f236 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/NumberUtil.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/NumberUtil.java
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ public class NumberUtil {
         return sign + tl("currency", ess.getSettings().getCurrencySymbol(), currency);
     }
 
+    public static String sanitizeCurrencyString(final String input, final IEssentials ess) {
+        String symbol = ess.getSettings().getCurrencySymbol();
+        boolean suffix = ess.getSettings().isCurrencySymbolSuffixed();
+        if (input.contains(symbol)) {
+            return suffix ? input.substring(0, input.indexOf(symbol)) : input.substring(symbol.length());
+        }
+        return input;
+    }
+
     public static boolean isInt(final String sInt) {
         try {
             Integer.parseInt(sInt);