[dennisw]

Fake
There are no such half billion dollar securities
They might have been taken to Switzerland to try and use as collateral on a trading account

[CondorFlight]

Pure speculation, but maybe North Korea is involved?

They both try and counterfeit US money, and through selling drugs, etc.,. must reap in huge sums.

With the succession in N. Korea in doubt, and with war a possibility, any number of individuals in the ruling circles there might want to hedge their best and move their loot.

[Big_Monkey]

"There are no such half billion dollar securities"

I have never seen a physical long bond, only the short ones. I know that the short bonds only come in denominations as high as $1 million.

But, when countries like China hold almost a trillion dollars, and Japan well over a half trillion dollars in long bonds, is it not possible that there's denominations greater than $1 million?

It seems very far-fetched to me as well, but who knows.

[April Lexington]

But why sneak in? Use the diplomatic pouch or just convert to digital bonds and trade them. Could be some old money but Bill Gates/ Warren Buffett are each worth a paltry $70 billion. This is a doubler and it just doesn't make sense. Who, other than governments, can be that liquid without detection?