Hi There!

Just read Andrew Jackson inherited 300 British pounds.  This was in
1782 when he was still a teenager.  He apparently blew all the money
on gambling.  Quickly.

What would those 300 British pounds be worth in today's U.S. dollars?

Approximate number would be fine----no mathematical heavy liftng necessary.  
:-)

Thanks a million!
ron

Hi Ron,

Using the EH.Net calculator, £300 in 1782 is worth £25,164.60 in 2004.
Converting this to US Dollars, the amount equals to $43,728.20.

Sources:
EH.Net 
http://eh.net/hmit/ppowerbp/

XE.com Universal Currency Converter 
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

I hope this helps.

Happy Holidays!
Rainbow

Rainbow-----simply outstanding!
Thanks, as always.

ron

P.S.   We must be the only two people in America with trivia-insomnia.
 Go to sleep!   :-)

Hi Ron,
Thank you very much for the rating and tip.
Rainbow~

P.S. I'm not in the US. ;-)

I should have known.  You're somewhere over the Rainbow!

hee   hee   heh  heh   ho   ho

OK...I'm melting down...I really must be off to bed.

Thanks again.
ron

Ah, but how much would the same 300 quid be with compound interest at,
say, 2 percent?

Hi markvmd,

At 2% per annum, the 300 pounds would now be worth $3.6
million---almost enough for a week's vacation in London.

:-)

ron