The Sound Money Price List

What things would cost if money were still money.

A printable cheat sheet of suggested retail prices for 32 everyday goods, denominated in the gold and silver people actually carried for two centuries.

The arresting fact 1 silver dime ≈ $5.57 today Drop one pre-1965 dime on the counter and you're paying for a gallon of milk, a dozen eggs, OR a loaf of bread. The dime hasn't changed. The dollar has.

The Sound Money Price List

Suggested retail prices in gold & silver — a cheat sheet for everyday goods
Ranges shown bracket the 2026 retail price ±15%, widened upward toward the 1970 sound-money benchmark for service and labor-bound categories (capped at 2×).
Item Gold (oz) Silver (oz) Pay With USD ref.
Loading prices from /gold-standard/…

Reference metal prices (2026): —. Method: 2026 anchor ±15%; service/labor categories widened toward the 1970 gold-denominated price (cap 2×) to reflect that gold has outrun real-economy services since the closing of the gold window.

Sources: BLS CPI · US Census · NCES · CMS · LBMA spot · Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Mirrors the data inside /gold-standard/ — single source of truth.

greatremember.com/gold-standard/price-list