Fix issue 423 locale aware symbol parsing #441
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Summary
Implements locale-aware currency symbol parsing to fix issue #423. Previously, symbols like
$were rejected as ambiguous even when the locale made the currency unambiguous. The new implementation uses precedence-based resolution (explicit currency → locale default → global scan) with proper error messages for genuinely ambiguous cases.Changes
extractLeadingSymbol()to separate currency symbols from numeric content (handles$100,US$1,234)resolveSymbol()with locale-aware precedence and ambiguity detectionThis change is