> That roll of US silver coinage bought back then for 10 USD, is now worth $271 USD. <
Out of curiosity I just looked it up. Suppose that $10 bill had been put into the S&P 500 in 1964. If the Internet is to be trusted, that investment would now be worth roughly $3800.
That number assumes all dividends are reinvested. But it’s not a completely accurate number because it does not consider taxes or investment fees.
I suppose the moral of the story is diversify. Just don’t keep a whole lot in those crappy paper $10 bills.
Returns on PM’s. That said my source shows Gold just slightly outperforming the S&P since 1971.