u/Rich-Memory-6303

Hi guys,

I’ve been stacking LMU coins (Roosters and Helvetias) for years and have always wondered one thing: what was the purchasing power of these coins in the context of the historic minting period?

How much of the average person’s wage would have been able to be covered by a single coin? What would you have been able to buy?

Now granted, I know that the coins were minted all around Europe, and were minted at different economic contexts throughout the 19th and 20th century, but it’s always a thought that I’ve had.