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CrG

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CrG asked in Education & Reference Trivia · 1 decade ago

What was the value of a US dollar in 1885?

My grandmother came into an inheritance of $10,000 when she married in 1885. In today's currency, what was that worth?

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crazydave
Lv 7
1 decade ago
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In today's dollars, approximately $239,500.
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
dottie
1 decade ago
I think it was 239,505,not sure sorry.

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