Weight of the Golden Spike in ounces: 14.03
Value in 1869: $211.66
Value in 2008: $9,494.94
Tons of gold and silver removed from the Comstock Lode, 1859-1889: 5,638
Appearances by John Wayne on the silver screen: 171
Movies the Duke filmed in Monument Valley: 5
Sources: National Park Service; MeasuringWorth.com; London Bullion
Market Association; The Deposits of the Useful Minerals & Rocks; IMDB.com
