A Sound-Money Calculator · AUD

The Australian dollar, measured in gold — every year since 1971

Pick a year. See what $100 bought in gold, and what the official story admits.

Each page shows the same $100 through three rulers — CPI (the official story), M3 broad money (the money actually created), and gold (honest weight, valued at live spot). The divergence between the three is the argument. Also available in USD.

1970s

1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2020s

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Method. Gold weight = amount ÷ the gold price of that year; "today" figures rebase the same amount by CPI, money supply, and gold spot. Deterministic — no estimates, no models, no AI in the number path. Annual averages. Sources: FRED CPIAUCNS, FRED M2SL, MeasuringWorth, GoldAPI live spot. Not financial advice. In Gold — the calculator · API
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