This is not so easy. See [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichsthaler]] Consider 1000 Reichsthaler: What were they worth in Breslau, 1825-1827, and today? Perhaps this linked calculator for 'Kaufkraft' (purchasing power) is sufficient for a rough estimate: [[http://fredriks.de/HVV/kaufkraft.htm|'Kaufkraft als Massstab fuer den Wert des Geldes']] (Purchasing power as a scale for money's worth) The red 'Kaufkraftrechner' (calculator as in calculating machines ...) has a lower register which shows the following results: 1 Reichstaler = 3 Mark (historical risky relation, but I have no other possibility for the moment) That would mean: 1000 Reichsthaler = 3000 Mark Now click on the 'Kaufkraftrechner': upper window: fill in 3000 Mark and calculate ('Kaufwert berechnen') 1) 1794-1818 (~the time Mendel was conceiving the bequest; also ~Napoleon's time): For 2012 this will give in the lower window 48'779,61 Euro 2) 1819-1838 (~the time of the file's date,1825-1827): For 2012 this will give in the lower window 58'160,30 Euro So it is reasonable to estimate a current equivalent of, say, 50,000 Euro, this having no pretentions to being any more than the roughest informed guess. [Source: Expat] (:Research: L :) //Pages linked to this page// (:pagelist link={$FullName} fmt=#title:)