Talk:Refunding Certificate

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Refunding Certificates were banknotes issued by the United States Treasury in 1879 which originally promised to pay 4% annual interest in perpetuity. Depicting Benjamin Franklin, they were issued only in the $10 denomination. The issuance of these certificates reflects the end of a coin-hoarding period that began during the American Civil War, and represented a return to public confidence in paper money.Banknote: United States Treasury; image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution

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1907, 1885[edit]

The article states:

In 1907, Congress passed an act that ended the interest accrual of the certificates, and fixed the value of them at $21.30, over twice their face value. By January 1, 1885, all but $260,000 (99.4%) in face value had been redeemed, and since that time most others have met the same fate.

The original version of the page said:

However, in 1907, Congress passed an act that ended the interest accrual of the certificates, and fixed the value of them at $21.30, over twice their face value. Needless to say, by January 1, 1885, all but $260,000 in face value had been redeemed, and since that time most others have met the same fate.

The "Needless to say" suggests that the second sentence is a consequence of the first, which only makes sense if one of the dates is incorrect: e.g. if 1907 were changed to 1877, or if 1885 were changed to 1908. jnestorius^(talk) 15:11, 26 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also wondered about this. Searching for it, the 1907 date seems well established (would be interesting to track down the act of Congress). I can't find anything for 1885 that isn't just a repeat from this page, but then again don't have access to the sources mentioned at the end. My thought is that it's just very badly worded and ordered, rather than a typo. ‑‑Yodin^T 09:03, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Iamvered: please can you confirm your source for the 1885 fact? ‑‑Yodin^T 20:55, 28 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Percentage does not make sense[edit]

The percentage in this sentence does not make sense: "By January 1, 1885, all but $260,000 (99.4%) [sic] in face value had been redeemed, and since that time most others have met the same fate." Shouldn't the percentage be ".6%"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Autodidact1 (talk • contribs) 19:39, 28 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]