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Your question is not simple. The period prior to 1823 is basically the 13 original colonies. I'm not sure good historical data is available for that period for stock and commodity markets. The book I referenced talks about inflation and prices going all the way back to the ancient roman period based on available historical information.
No more questions please. This has been a complete waste of my time.

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Your replies have been a humerous waste of time. First you say that data going back from 1823 to the mid 1700's is hard to come by. You then immediately say that your book "...referenced talks about inflation and prices going all the way back to the ancient roman period based on available historical information." [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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