During the American Revolution, inflation was so out of control that the price of corn rose 10,000%, the price of wheat 14,000%, flour costs rose 15,000%, and the price of beef went up 33,000%.
A dime has 118 grooves on its circumference. A quarter has one more.
Over $1 million worth of money belonging to Adolf Hitler [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Top 10 Unknown Facts About Money
May 20, 2009
Quiet Around Here Lately
May 14, 2009
Our regular readers have no doubt noticed this has been an incredibly slow week here at Lux Americana. I’d like to apologize for the lack of updates – this has been a very hectic couple of weeks on several fronts, and regular updates to the site have fallen back as a lower priority.
My grandmother recently [...]