using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Test
{
	public static void Main()
	{
	string number = "$14,500.50";
	double d;
	CultureInfo c = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US");
	if(Double.TryParse(number,
					   NumberStyles.Number | NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol,
					   c,
					   out d))
		Console.WriteLine(d);
	}
}