In 1928, a twenty dollar bill would buy you an ounce of gold.

$135,000 / 20 = 6750. OR, you could have bought 6750 ounces of gold.

At today's prices that would translate to about 6 1/2 million dollars; with gold near $900/oz.

So, who really knows. However, it's one heckuva lotta cash then and in my world, it's one heckuva lotta cash now.