A silver dollar was 90% silver at that time. So she was being paid 90 ounces of silver per week. 90 ounces x 40 weeks x $35 per ounce in today’s dollars would be $126,000 per year for a teacher right out of college.
Oops, a silver dollar (Morgan, Peace dollars, two halves, four quarters, ten dimes--all the same amount) is only .72 ounces of silver, not an ounce. $90,720/year would be more correct (still, not bad).
44 posted on 02/25/2012 8:24:29 PM PST by Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)