Calculate the Value of $259 in 1935

What is 259 dollars in 1935 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $259 from 1935 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,929
Adjusted for inflation, $259 in 1935 is equal to $5,929 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.58%.
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How much is $259 in 1935 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,929
2023 $5,737
2022 $5,389
2021 $5,035
2020 $4,967
2019 $4,856
2018 $4,765
2017 $4,666
2016 $4,572
2015 $4,539
2014 $4,504
2013 $4,438
2012 $4,362
2011 $4,236
2010 $4,174
2009 $4,063
2008 $4,060
2007 $3,900
2006 $3,804
2005 $3,678
2004 $3,562
2003 $3,497
2002 $3,415
2001 $3,363
2000 $3,253
1999 $3,168
1998 $3,118
1997 $3,065
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,967
1995 $2,893
1994 $2,818
1993 $2,743
1992 $2,665
1991 $2,586
1990 $2,437
1989 $2,329
1988 $2,230
1987 $2,136
1986 $2,113
1985 $2,035
1984 $1,958
1983 $1,886
1982 $1,817
1981 $1,668
1980 $1,482
1979 $1,309
1978 $1,200
1977 $1,125
1976 $1,073
1975 $1,003
1974 $893
1973 $821
1972 $794
1971 $769
1970 $729
1969 $686
Year Equivalent
1968 $655
1967 $636
1966 $615
1965 $603
1964 $597
1963 $588
1962 $580
1961 $576
1960 $568
1959 $559
1958 $549
1957 $533
1956 $518
1955 $516
1954 $520
1953 $516
1952 $512
1951 $483
1950 $456
1949 $466
1948 $452
1947 $416
1946 $352
1945 $344
1944 $336
1943 $327
1942 $300
1941 $273
Year Equivalent
1940 $271
1939 $271
1938 $278
1937 $271
1936 $267
1935 $259
1934 $255
1933 $253
1932 $282
1931 $311
1930 $332
1929 $331
1928 $334
1927 $342
1926 $346
1925 $334
1924 $334
1923 $327
1922 $334
1921 $375
1920 $365
1919 $319
1918 $265
1917 $224
1916 $199
1915 $195
1914 $193