<prompt> Human: Hi Reddit,Ive recently come into a very old bond that is believed to have been initially sold by JP Morgan back in the WW2 era and Ive been told it could either be worth a lot of money or 0. Apparantly JP wont give up the actual value of the bond so I am reaching out to you guys for suggestions on how I should handle this paper. Are there any resources I can use to investigate just what this thing may be worth and what I could do with it?  <response>: You shouldnt get too excited; most of the time, old paper certificates end up being fairly worthless; at best you might find someone willing to buy it as a collectors item.Some companies who appraise the value of old paper securities certificates also check and make sure that the certificate doesnt have any redeemable value as a security. You could do research on said companies and select one to appraise both the value of the bond as a security and the value of the bond as a collectors item. 