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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 3449434, member: 19250&quot;]Again what everyone fails to see is that a $100. In 1966 was probably a weeks pay for many people...ok again look at my figures. 100.00= in buying power 780.12.</p><p>A pair of Jack Percells tennis shoes cost $5.25 which were pretty much top of the mark shoes in 1966. </p><p>So I do&nbsp; understand the op post qusstion ,what I want you who didn&#039;t live at this time is....this was a much different time.</p><p>As one today wouldn&#039;t spend a weeks pay on coins....nor would one in 1966!</p><p>And yeah if I had that sort of wealth to spend in 1966 I buy an 1867 half dime.</p><p><br /></p><p>But again I was 12 Y/O and my collecting habits were coins, as well other priorities, like baseball cards @.05 cents a pack! </p><p>I can truly understand how people who were not alive at&nbsp; this peroid&nbsp; cannot grasp the value of a $1 durring the early 60&#039;s ,when all they know is present values.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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