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How much is sixpence worth now?
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I'm probably in the wrong section. I'm trying to answer a quiz question and couldn't find a slot that fitted exactly!
I'm trying to find out how much sixpence in 1900 would be worth today, approximately.
Thanks!
I'm trying to find out how much sixpence in 1900 would be worth today, approximately.
Thanks!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It is the Mars Bar standard, which compares how many Mars bars were needed over the years to buy the same item.
A good (but old) article here:
http://specials.ft.com/nicocolchester/FT3WNIFS EIC.html
A good (but old) article here:
http://specials.ft.com/nicocolchester/FT3WNIFS EIC.html
The Big Mac Index is for international currency exchange comparisons! It started as a bit of a joke at The Economist magazine but they soon realised it did give a comparison worth having, a kind of cost of living indicator, now that the Big Mac is sold worldwide.
http://www.oanda.com/products/bigmac/bigmac.sh tml
http://www.oanda.com/products/bigmac/bigmac.sh tml
I long ago gave up googling anything - it is no longer a search engine - its now a money making concern. Doing a dogpile search for the mars index will bring up this table if its any use:
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ca14/ ALYCIDON%20RAIL/INFORMED%20SOURCES%20ARCHIVE/I NF%20SRCS%202005/Informed%20Sources%2005%20200 5%20p4.htm
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ca14/ ALYCIDON%20RAIL/INFORMED%20SOURCES%20ARCHIVE/I NF%20SRCS%202005/Informed%20Sources%2005%20200 5%20p4.htm
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