$200 November 45 E bond sells on eBay for $1,125
Thursday, February 8th, 2007
Categorized as: Savings Bond FAQ
A $200 Series E Savings Bond issued in November 1945 has apparently sold for $1,125 on eBay.
The same seller has other Savings Bonds on offer, but so far none have a bid above $25.
The redemption value of the November 1945 bond, which stopped paying interest in 1985, is $915.44. Of course, only the owner of the bond or the owner's legal heirs can redeem it.
A Savings Bond registered to someone you don't know has no intrinsic value to you other than as a collectable.


Out of curiosity, has the Treasury *ever* issued bearers bonds? (i.e. bonds redeemable by the bearer)
Rico - according to Steve Meyerhardt, who's with the Treasury's press office:
i have a 'POSTAL SAVINGS PLAN FOR THE PURCHASE OF UNITED STATES DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS' ALSO SAYS 10 CENT STAMPS ON IT. ON THE BACK IT HAS PRINTED 'FORM PS 333-10A' AND 'U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1941'
can you give me any info. on the value of this? and an outlet for possible buyers? my email is kymskreations@yahoo.com thank you!
It seems that this document doesn't worth the paper it is printed on. Recent ebay auctions show that the highest price is only $3.25
Like you, Mike, I've always suspected this might be a fake transaction.
Tom Adams