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Happy 400th birthday to the world’s oldest bond
Financial Times ^
| December 11 2024
| Robin Wigglesworth
Posted on 12/15/2024 12:49:13 PM PST by thecodont
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: epigraphyandlanguage; finance; godsgravesglyphs; investing; netherlands; nyse; utrecht
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12/15/2024 12:49:13 PM PST
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thecodont
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posted on
12/15/2024 12:52:30 PM PST
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Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. — Psalm 106)
To: thecodont
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:03:05 PM PST
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thecodont
To: thecodont
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:03:48 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: thecodont; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; ...
The problem is, when he tries to utter the phrase, “Bond, James Bond”, his dentures fall out.
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:13:32 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Politics do not make strange bedfellows, and the enemy of your enemy may still be your enemy.)
To: SunkenCiv
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12/15/2024 1:19:31 PM PST
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thecodont
To: thecodont
To: thecodont
More:
https://www.nytimes.com/1962/10/01/archives/dutch-exchange-still-honors-its-1624-bond-amsterdam-board-is-modern.html
“I’m here with a living piece of history, not just a piece of paper,” said his colleague David D’Onofrio. “It is a bond that is still paying interest on a dyke that is still in use today.”
The bond entitles the holder to €13.64 a year and was last paid out 22 years ago. Asch and D’Onofrio have donated the money to the village museum in Tull en ’t Waal to keep the history of the dyke breach alive.
“We know there are still seven bonds out there, and we know where five of them are,” said Haan. “So if you have one in your attic, they are still paying out.”
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:22:53 PM PST
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thecodont
To: thecodont
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:24:11 PM PST
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thecodont
To: thecodont
Thanks for posting.
Perpetual Bonds seem like crazy instruments with no shortage of risks.
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:32:37 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: thecodont
The interest should be paid in gold or silver coins from the time/era of issuance.
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:34:37 PM PST
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Paladin2
To: Round Earther
All financed by tulips.Because tulips are always better than one.
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:34:38 PM PST
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chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
I thought it read World's Oldest BAND!
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12/15/2024 1:37:26 PM PST
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Larry Lucido
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Thanks thecodont.
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:54:46 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Politics do not make strange bedfellows, and the enemy of your enemy may still be your enemy.)
To: Larry Lucido
I’m pretty sure that Keith Richards was one of the original purchasers, but he sold out a while ago to finance his recreational drugs.
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12/15/2024 1:56:20 PM PST
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Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." The Weapons Shops of Isher)
To: SunkenCiv
Funniest today. Good one.
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posted on
12/15/2024 1:59:26 PM PST
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frank ballenger
(There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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posted on
12/15/2024 2:01:57 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Politics do not make strange bedfellows, and the enemy of your enemy may still be your enemy.)
To: thecodont
The Apian Way running bond is lots older...
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posted on
12/15/2024 2:23:29 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(There are two ways to live your life: nothing is a miracle or everything is a miracle - A. Einstein)
To: SunkenCiv
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12/15/2024 5:29:12 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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12/15/2024 5:32:15 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Politics do not make strange bedfellows, and the enemy of your enemy may still be your enemy.)
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