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A $75 U.S. Savings Bond, Series EE issued as a punched card. Eight of the holes record the bond serial number. Cartons of punched cards stored in a United States National Archives Records Service facility in 1959.
The U.S. government first issued Series E bonds to fund itself during World War II, and it continued to sell them until 1980, when Series EE bonds superseded them. Series E bonds are no longer issued.
Series E United States Savings Bonds were government bonds marketed by the United States Department of the Treasury as war bonds during World War II from 1941 to 1945. After the war, they continued to be offered as retail investments until 1980, when they were replaced by other savings bonds .
Post WWII $25 Series E US Savings Bond (1953) and strip of 10¢ US Savings Stamps. After the war ended, savings bonds became popular with families, with purchasers waiting to redeem them so the bonds would grow in value. To help sustain post-war sales, they were advertised on television, films, and commercials.
Series EE savings bonds mature after 20 years, and they’ll continue earning interest for 10 more years. As such, holding onto your bonds for three decades is the way to collect the largest ...
Date of purchase. Time to maturity. January – October 1980. 11 years. November 1980 – April 1981. 9 years. May 1981 – October 1982. 8 years. November 1982 – October 1986
Here are more details about Series EE savings bonds: Face value: Minimum of $25, available in penny increments. Maximum available for purchase: $10,000.
The Elements of Punched Card Accounting. Pitman. p. 137. The four main systems in current use - Powers-Samas, Hollerith, Findex, and Paramount - are examined and the fundamentals principles of each are fully explained. Fierheller, George A. (2014). Do not fold, spindle or mutilate: the 'hole' story of punched cards. Stewart Pub.