A dollar conversion can be found from the Links page of the Virginia Genealogical Society, at < http://www.vgs.org/vgslinks.htm >, General Resources, headed "Calculate Inflation Rates in Dollars." This begins with 1800 dollars. Hope this helps. W. At 09:17 AM 03/01/2001 -0500, John Zaborney wrote: >Hello All, > >A colleague recently asked me how to determine the value of >$25,000 in 1789 in today's dollars. I seem to remember a >discussion a while back concerning the value of "older" dollars in >terms of today's dollars. Can anyone remind me where/how to >figure this out? > >Many thanks, > >John Zaborney >Assistant Professor of History >University of Maine at Presque Isle > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html