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During the gold rush these items would cost (in todays equivalent) you: eggs $90, butter slice of bread $56, a pick axe $1500. Inflation during the Tech Boom was nothing compared to the Gold Rush article from 2015.

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Fun Fact: – During the gold rush these items would cost (in todays equivalent) you: eggs – $90, butter slice of bread $56, a pick axe $1500. Inflation during the Tech Boom was nothing compared to the Gold Rush – article from 2015.

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