John Smith wrote:
Remember when a 1 oz. gold piece, worth about $20 bucks during the gold
rush, would buy a nice suit?

Guess, what? That same 1 oz. of gold would still buy a nice suit today!
-- Does that tell you anything? grin

4500% inflation?
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com
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space without ether is unthinkable." Albert Einstein