[meteorite-list] Some 1929 Meteorite Prices in 2010

From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 15:15:50 -0700
Message-ID: <96B51BCE80854D018E0062D46AA0B7DF_at_Bandli1>

I recently acquired a large lot of old meteorite price lists and pulled some
more common meteorite names from an original Ward's Natural Science
Establishment March 15, 1929 Meteorite Price List. I have converted them to
2010 US dollars (based on 3.18% annual inflation rate according to
DollarTimes.com).

Disclaimer: This is "just for fun" - I AM NOT SELLING AT THESE PRICES! Lol!

Here is the "Today's Dollar" Equivalent Price Per Gram from 1929:


Alfianello 249 gram end $1.52/g

Braunau 10 grams $12.63/g

Canyon Diablo 116 kilos $0.02/g

Forest City 166 grams complete stone $1.25/g

Fisher 19 gram fragment $3.98/g

Glorieta Mountain 544 grams $1.04/g

Holbrook 968 gram complete stone $0.50/g

L'Aigle 10 gram fragment $3.15/g

Orgueil 21 grams of fragments in vial $5.00/g (!)

Steinbach 198 grams $4.30/g

Saint Michel 290 gram fragment $1.74/g


In 1929 $1.00 had about the same buying power as $12.63 in 2010.


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Mike Bandli
Historic Meteorites
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Received on Wed 12 May 2010 06:15:50 PM PDT