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Well, this would be dependent on a few things, some of these include...

1. Who made it? If it was one of the more note worthy smiths, then it would have tended to be much more expensve

2. Where were the materials from? The better quality materials to make the armour would usually lead to a price increase

3. Who was buying it? If they were buying from a family member, vassal, or etc, then the price might be considerably cheaper.

All of that considered, really only the noble classes were able to afford full suits of plate armour, someone of a lower class could work their entire life and save what they could, and still probably not be able to afford it.

Off topic, but in case you're curious, lower classes would usually use mail, which was cheaper to buy.

Further off topic, a suit of plate armour today would cost you anywhere between 3K and 16K

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