A bottle of Coca-Cola cost five cents for more than 70 years.

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A bottle of Coca-Cola cost five cents for more than 70 years.

Yes. A standard serving of Coca-Cola sold for five cents in the United States from 1886 until about 1959. Economists study it as one of the longest lasting fixed prices in modern history.

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