This is really Cool! What was money worth?

[toddsumm1]

I asked a question on another forum and I just answered my own question. I found this site and it calculates what the money you found was worth when it was minted. For example I just found two Barber dimes (My first by the way) one was 1912 and the other 1914. Today they would be like losing $4.30. I thought it was pretty neat. I bet I would be looking for $5 if I lost it today.

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

 

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[Jason in Enid]

That's a cool website.

 

[Lakemonster]

Indeed....

It is worth noting that the buying power of those dimes in theyre day arent quite what the melt value of them are now.

$2.35 each in melt value as of today.

We are at a point in history where the buying power of a silver dime 100 years ago is the same as today.

 

[bazinga]

I bet if I lost $5, I wouldn't even be aware I lost it.

 

[spud]

hummm,$5.00 i've
heard stories about them rich folks that have that kind of money!!