18 U.S.C. § 8 — Obligation or other security of the United States defined

This section defines the term "obligation or other security of the United States" as used elsewhere in this title. The term includes many kinds of government financial instruments: bonds, certificates of indebtedness, national bank currency, Federal Reserve notes, and Federal Reserve bank notes. It also includes coupons, United States notes, Treasury notes, gold certificates, silver certificates, and fractional notes. It further includes certificates of deposit, along with bills, checks, or drafts for money that authorized U.S. officers draw or that are drawn on them. It covers stamps and other representatives of value, of any denomination, that were issued under an Act of Congress. Finally, it includes canceled United States stamps.