A hundred dollars today versus a hundred dollars in 1911
It means: "...compared to the value it had a certain number of years ago". So back then you could buy an item for 45 cents that you now would have to pay a dollar for.
$100 in 1857 was worth as much as $2,544 today.
The coin is still in circulation today and is just a dollar.
The 1979 SBA dollar coin is still in circulation today, value is one dollar.
$1 in 1980 was worth $2.61 in today's money.
In 1962 the value of a dollar was the same as $7.77 in today's time. This is caused by the annual inflation rate of 4.02 percent.
The value of $1 in 1935 was worth the equivalent of about $17.40 today. The increase is accounted for by inflation and other economic pressures.
A dollar in 1989 has the same buying power as 1.88 today. Or another way to look at it would be a dollar in 1989 would be worth approximately 53 cents today.
what would one dollar in 1821 be worth today
Would you please rephrase your question - are you referring to a specific coin or what is a dollar worth in 1933 compared to today's rate?
It means: "...compared to the value it had a certain number of years ago". So back then you could buy an item for 45 cents that you now would have to pay a dollar for.
One dollar in 1968 was worth the same as $6.58 cents today. The dollar is no longer worth as much because of inflation.
As at 09Sep11 1 Euro was worth 1.39 US Dollars
$100 in 1857 was worth as much as $2,544 today.
Currently, 1 US Dollar is worth about 52.07
The coin is still in circulation today and is just a dollar.
As of today the value is about $6.00 just for the silver