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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 8304261, member: 39084"]Just keep in mind the following perspective:</p><p><br /></p><p>$5 in 1935 would be worth a little over $1000 today, when adjusted for inflation, so the apples-to-apples comparison would be that this coin costs about 6X today what it cost in 1935.</p><p><br /></p><p>BUT, $5 invested in the S&P index at the beginning of 1935 would be worth almost $50,000 today (assuming dividend reinvestment). So you could buy this coin today and still have $44,000 to spend on other coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 8304261, member: 39084"]Just keep in mind the following perspective: $5 in 1935 would be worth a little over $1000 today, when adjusted for inflation, so the apples-to-apples comparison would be that this coin costs about 6X today what it cost in 1935. BUT, $5 invested in the S&P index at the beginning of 1935 would be worth almost $50,000 today (assuming dividend reinvestment). So you could buy this coin today and still have $44,000 to spend on other coins.[/QUOTE]
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