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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 7433657, member: 115909&quot;]Ok so this post is just for fun and something I found pretty cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was looking at some Morgan Dollars and the thought popped into my head:</p><p>&nbsp;“How much could a Morgan Dollar buy when they were in circulation?”</p><p><br /></p><p>I did some research and the answer was surprising.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Morgan Dollar was first minted in 1878 so they were certainly in circulation in 1885 as they were minted even long after that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently someone could dine in Boston for about $0.15-$0.25 and get what looks to me like a pretty good meal! (Below)</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words 1 Morgan Dollar would be enough to take a family of four out for a decent meal of roast beef, vegetables, bread, tea and a slice of pie!</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that’s pretty cool considering it’s only 0.77 oz of silver (about $20 today) and trying to take a family of four out to a sit down restaurant today for under $20 would be nigh impossible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Heck even McDonalds for four for under $20 would be pushing it considering a BigMac alone is nearly $5 on its own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you found this as interesting as I did xD.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290176[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290178[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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