Looks like @BillM implemented the checksum function another way. His version computes 28 without "$" sign. Attached screenshot
Oh wow, the confusion was on my end 😑. My function ignores the first character and so it needs the $ given to it to directly ignore it...
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Looks like @BillM implemented the checksum function another way. His version computes 28 without "$" sign. Attached screenshot