According to the Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator, one dollar in 1930 had the same buying power that $13.50 has in 2011. So whatever you can get for thirteen and a half bucks today, was about a dollar in 1930.
You could buy pretty much anything. Houses, estates, cars, Lamborghini's and yachts. Some billionaire actors even own small islands... Whatever you want!!!!
A nice bar of radish flavoured soap
It depends on inflation at the time and what you want to buy. $8000 could buy 700something Party Packs at Taco Bell, but I doubt you would want to eat that many tacos, Next time, be a little bit more specific on how much of what you want to buy in what time period with how much money. Don't be so vague, and you will get a better, helpful answer.
Because workers' wages increased, prices for manufactured goods decreased, and because of the new method of the assembly line, Europeans could afford to buy more consumer products.
The image on a British Farthing was - From 1937 to 1956, it was a wren. From 1672 to 1937, it was various representations of Britannia.
A Farthing GBP in 1861 had the purchasing power of about £0.06 GBP today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations for which I cannot take credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
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The first magazine in Paris was called "Mercure de France" and was founded in 1672. It was a literary and cultural magazine that played a significant role in the French Enlightenment.
From 1670 to 1672, Newton lectured on optics.
A farthing was 1/4 of a penny.
Stephen Farthing was born in 1950.
Ian Farthing is 5' 11".
Bruce Farthing has written: 'Farthing on international shipping' -- subject(s): Government policy, Shipping
Farthing - novel - has 320 pages.
Hugh Farthing died in 1969-06.
Ron Farthing Motorcycles. See link below.