How to Calculate What Your Savings Bonds Are Worth Today

If you have old savings bonds, it's easy to find out what they're worth.

Do you have any paper savings bonds and want to know what they're worth? Maybe you have some your grandparents bought you for Christmas years ago. Maybe you came across some old bonds while cleaning out your attic. If you need to find out what they're worth, the process is quite simple.

Instructions

1. There are a couple ways you can determine the worth of your bonds. If you have any EE bonds, I bonds, E bonds or savings notes, you may be able to find out their present day value by using a savings bond calculator online provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury or taking your bonds into the bank where they'll be able to determine the bond's current dollar value by using a bond calculator.

2. Whether you decide to take your bonds to the bank or use the savings bond calculator online, you'll need to gather your bonds and have them in hand. You and the bank will need the denomination, the series, the serial number and the issue date, which can be found printed on the bond, to determine the dollar value.

3. If you chose to have the bank determine the value of your bonds you won't need this step. However, if you decided to do-it-yourself online, visit the U.S. Treasury's website and find the savings bond calculator. There you will enter the series, denomination, bond serial number and issue date, all of which can be found on the bonds themselves. Click "Calculate" to find out what they're worth. On the site, you can even save your bond information to your "inventory" for future reference.

References

• TreasuryDirect: Calculate the Value of Your Paper Savings Bond(s)