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Economic History Association - Databases

EH.Net provides an on-line location for researchers in economic history to make their data series available to other professionals and interested scholars. Several data series have been given to EH.Net and are available as downloadable files, while many other titles may be accessed through our Database Directory.

Historical Currency Conversions

This form allows you to convert the historical buying power of American and British currencies into current dollars.

History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day by Glyn Davies

Inflation Calculator - Bank of Canada

The Inflation Calculator uses monthly consumer price index (CPI) data from 1914 to the present to show changes in the cost of a fixed "basket" of consumer purchases. These include food, shelter, furniture, clothing, transportation, and recreation. An increase in this cost is called inflation.

Inflation Calculator: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Calculate the value of the U.S. dollar from 1913 through the present.

Interactive Currency Table

Measuring Worth

Measuring Worth - Relative Worth Calculators and Data Sets

Mill (currency) (Wikipedia)

Norsk Forlishistorisk Forening - Gamle norske måleenheter (Wayback Machine)

Information on old Norwegian units from ancient to modern times.

Prices and Wages by Decade - Libraries, University of Missouri

The site provides links to sources relating to prices and wages from the 1700s-the present in various countries, U.S. States and occupations and industries.

Short snorter (Wikipedia)

A short snorter is a banknote inscribed by people traveling together on an aircraft.

The Short Snorter Project

A short snorter is a banknote which was signed by various persons traveling together or meeting up at different events and records who was met. The tradition was started by bush pilots in Alaska in the 1920's and subsequently spread through the growth of military and commercial aviation. If you signed a short snorter and that person could not produce it upon request, they owed you a dollar or a drink.

The Universal Currency Converter