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vxNsr on June 11, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: There's A Gold-Dispensing ATM on West 57th Street

same, if I was lucky it was a half dollar.

sharpneli on June 13, 2014 [–]

You must always take inflation into account in these comparisons.

$0.25 in 1970 has equivalent purchasing power of 1.48$ right now.

And $0.50 in 1985 matches to pretty much exact $1 right now.

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