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farthing loaf of bread

How much did a loaf of bread cost in 1350?

The record: ¼d, 14th c..

About $3 in today's gold

Less than a farm labourer's day.

Price fixed by law; the loaf's weight moved with the wheat price. Source

Who could buy it

The lowest paid on each ladder of 1350 whose pay was enough:

On a day's pay

In other words, cheap: less than a day's work for a farm labourer.

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