1865 $3 US Bond Note - Any info?

InGodWeTrustCoins · June 22, 2026 3:26PM

Does anyone have any information on this bond note? Any idea on value. I have been unable to locate another like it.
Thank you!

JBK · June 23, 2026 1:33AM

I'm not sure we what a "bond note" is but that is an interest coupon from a $100 bond. It shows the date of the act that authorized it but the bond was presumably issued later.

sellitstore · June 23, 2026 12:02PM

It's a very rare coupon from an 1865 $100 United States 6% bond.

Later bond coupons from the late 19th and early 20th century show up from time to time but earlier ones, like this are rarer. I believe that they still remain redeemable and this accounts for their rarity.

InGodWeTrustCoins · June 23, 2026 12:15PM

@sellitstore said:
It's a very rare coupon from an 1865 $100 United States 6% bond.

Later bond coupons from the late 19th and early 20th century show up from time to time but earlier ones, like this are rarer. I believe that they still remain redeemable and this accounts for their rarity.

That is so cool! Do you have any idea of its' value? I would love to send it to PMG. Do you know if they certify these coupons?

Typekat · June 27, 2026 11:23AM

Now, that’s a cool item I’ve never seen, and I collect 1860s US issues.

sellitstore · July 1, 2026 7:25AM

Yes, I think that PMG will certify these but you would need to confirm this before submitting.

The collectors of these are few and the only basis for comparison that I have available are later dated coupons which are worth $10-$50 each. This one is early and rare and should be worth more but I'd guess somewhere in the wide $50-$200 range would be about right, with emphisis on the word "guess".

1865 $3 US Bond Note - Any info?

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