PAGE FROM THE PAST -J A Lincoln and the coronation

As it appears in the Straits Times on 29 July 1902

J A Lincoln donated $2 to the Coronation Celebration Subsriptions...I wonder what $2 was worth in 1902
http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19020729.2.55.aspx

Hmm so lets see... 2 acres of land in KL containing some buildings was about $50 dollars rental
http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19020307.2.27.aspx

and tin miners in Perak earned about $260 per annum
http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19020515.2.42.aspx

hmmm..... i figure that $2 is about $50 to $100 in 2010 money

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