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Old 08-02-2013, 02:48 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
True. Money that old would probably be more valuable than the original value. I remember once my mom found an 1863 penny. It wasn't in good shape but was still worth several bucks.
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I think that Billi meant that £10 in the 1780s was worth a lot more than £10 today. You could live reasonably comfortably on £100/year at that time.
This is indeed what I was meaning but I guess you are right too, Crich.
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