Its value can only go up.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

"The have sentimental value, you know. It's from my kids, when they were growing up.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

The central bank also announced that it would purchase up to $750 billion of additional mortgage-backed securities, which lost value with the collapse of the U.S.housing market.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

So in addition to what each side's own intelligence services are able to pick up, the treaty provides additional information which has always been seen as being of great confidence-building value."

VOA: standard.2009.12.07