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Tooth Fairy Generosity: How Much Do You Pay for Teeth?

By Les Masterson

American children get an average of $3.70 per tooth they loose, which is an increase from $3 last year, according to an annual Visa survey.

Time reports “this surge in generosity coincides with a strengthening economic recovery.”

In fact, about 2 percent of children get $50 per tooth.

The northeast was the most generous in the nation with an average of $4.10 per tooth. Those are some expensive teeth!

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So, it got us to wonder – what’s the right prize to give per tooth? Let us know in the comments section – How much do you give your children for lost teeth?


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