“And at an average of two-and-a-quarter percent interest over a period of 1000 years, that comes to … $4.3 billion.”
sjk8990 on
Didn’t spend it all in one place!
Tha_Watcher on
Now you can use that as a down payment on a house. 🙄
GampaR53 on
Now that the pennies are gone, we’re rounding this up to a dime!
TurtlePaul on
Sears filed for bankruptcy in the past, so this most likely has been discharged and isn’t collectable.
mghtyred on
Sell it on eBay. A collector may be willing to buy it for as much as several dollars!
ricklewis314 on
TheFrenchSavage on
> may be cashed at one of our **many** stores
Oh how the turntables have turned.
OddButterscotch2849 on
Actually, it’s a check, not a bond. A very stale check.
Markgregory555 on
I did a quick search to see what nine cents from 1945 is worth today taking inflation into account. The answer: $1.59. My question is, why issue a bearer bond for such a small amount?
cownan on
It’s not a bearer bond, it’s a check. The fancy 9¢ stamp makes me think it was a promotional check, like a coupon to get you to buy something. From the 1940s it would have been worth about $1.60 in today’s dollars.
rxt278 on
Send them a letter saying you’l sue them if they don’t honor it, but you’ll settle out of court for $1000. They might cut you a big check to avoid paying a lawyer.
Ill-End3169 on
This is what Hans died for
poboy212 on
Ho ho ho now I have a machine gun
SuperDoubleDecker on
I always thought these were bear bonds. That’s a lot cooler name.
blakepro on
How many Shrute bucks does that translate to? Or how about Stanley nickels?
Far_Out_6and_2 on
Don’t spend it all in one place
RCG73 on
This plus an old sears and roebuck catalog of the same year framed together would truly be mildly interesting
puffindatza on
I wish fonts were still used like that. It looks really nice
I know back then they were likely hand drawn first and then just copied. It looks just really nice
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Any idea the date this was issued?
The bank still exists, but do the funds?
“And at an average of two-and-a-quarter percent interest over a period of 1000 years, that comes to … $4.3 billion.”
Didn’t spend it all in one place!
Now you can use that as a down payment on a house. 🙄
Now that the pennies are gone, we’re rounding this up to a dime!
Sears filed for bankruptcy in the past, so this most likely has been discharged and isn’t collectable.
Sell it on eBay. A collector may be willing to buy it for as much as several dollars!
> may be cashed at one of our **many** stores
Oh how the turntables have turned.
Actually, it’s a check, not a bond. A very stale check.
I did a quick search to see what nine cents from 1945 is worth today taking inflation into account. The answer: $1.59. My question is, why issue a bearer bond for such a small amount?
It’s not a bearer bond, it’s a check. The fancy 9¢ stamp makes me think it was a promotional check, like a coupon to get you to buy something. From the 1940s it would have been worth about $1.60 in today’s dollars.
Send them a letter saying you’l sue them if they don’t honor it, but you’ll settle out of court for $1000. They might cut you a big check to avoid paying a lawyer.
This is what Hans died for
Ho ho ho now I have a machine gun
I always thought these were bear bonds. That’s a lot cooler name.
How many Shrute bucks does that translate to? Or how about Stanley nickels?
Don’t spend it all in one place
This plus an old sears and roebuck catalog of the same year framed together would truly be mildly interesting
I wish fonts were still used like that. It looks really nice
I know back then they were likely hand drawn first and then just copied. It looks just really nice
I’ll buy it for $10 lol
Postage cost 3 cents back then