[glorgau]

> In 1964 I could get a cheeseburger, fries and a coke for 35-40 cents,

But if you used two 1964 silver quarters today you could get a Big Mac combo meal. In fact there has been deflation.

[DIRTYSECRET]

$11.24. Burger King. Whopper w/cheese + medium coke. Northern Calif. Yesterday.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

But if you used two 1964 silver quarters today you could get a Big Mac combo meal.

If you handed a Mc Donald's cashier two 1964 silver quarters, that cashier would count them as being worth 50 cents, and would want quite a bit more money from you for that Big Mac combo meal.