Historical Value of the U.S. Dollar
What one dollar was worth in constant 1991 dollars.
1820-1850 $13.28
1850-1875 $13.14
1875-1900 $14.85
1900-1925 $11.38
1935 $9.91
1945 $7.56
1965 $4.31
1975 $2.35
1985 $1.26
1991 $1.00
compiled by the Department of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Living
Conditions Statistics
Tom Cloud has a nice script to determine the value of the U.S. dollar at mykindred.com/cloud/TX/Documents/dollar/index.htm