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[Poll] #8 Cucumbor vs #9 Orfew (round 1) CIT 2017
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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2699742, member: 39084"]Here's a good place to calculate inflation's effects on prices:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Cumulative_Inflation_Calculator.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Cumulative_Inflation_Calculator.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Cumulative_Inflation_Calculator.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Note that $1.00 in 1970 is the same as $6.42 today. So based on inflation ONLY, a $500 coin in 1970 would cost $3,210 today.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I don't think inflation is really relevant in the contest. Partly because of inflation and rising prices in the ancient coin marketplace, Cucumbor's coin is outstanding value for the money <i>relative to those coin types</i>. Orfew's coin is outstanding value for a <i>gold</i> coin in that condition. How do you compare the two?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2699742, member: 39084"]Here's a good place to calculate inflation's effects on prices: [url]https://inflationdata.com/inflation/Inflation_Calculators/Cumulative_Inflation_Calculator.aspx[/url] Note that $1.00 in 1970 is the same as $6.42 today. So based on inflation ONLY, a $500 coin in 1970 would cost $3,210 today. But I don't think inflation is really relevant in the contest. Partly because of inflation and rising prices in the ancient coin marketplace, Cucumbor's coin is outstanding value for the money [I]relative to those coin types[/I]. Orfew's coin is outstanding value for a [I]gold[/I] coin in that condition. How do you compare the two?[/QUOTE]
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