The USD index only goes back to the early 1970s when Nixon...

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    The USD index only goes back to the early 1970s when Nixon removed the Gold Standard.

    I guess the best way to measure the USD over the past 100 years is to compare it to the price of gold:

    https://nma.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/historic_gold_prices_1833_pres.pdf


 
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