Treasurydirect.gov helps people find lost or forgotten Series E savings bonds. Your name may on the list so it might be worth checking. It is estimated the United States Treasury owes up to $17 billion in unredeemed Series E savings bonds. These bonds were sold from 1941 to 1980 and you can see if you have one or more listed at Treasurydirect.gov.
Series E U.S. Savings Bonds were marketed by the United States government as war bonds from 1941 to 1980. When Americans refer to war bonds, they are usually referring to Series E bonds.
Those issued from 1941 to November 1965 accrued interest for 40 years; those issued from December 1965 to June 1980, for 30 years.
Treasurydirect.gov is a quick and easy way to search for bonds purchased after 1973. Earlier bonds are recorded on microfilm and must be manually searched by personnel at the Bureau of Public Debt.
Although Series E bonds are usually associated with the war bond drives of World War II, they continued to be sold until June 1980, thereafter being replaced by Series EE bonds.
A version of Series EE bonds, known as the Patriot Bond, is a sort of post-September 11 war bond, but has never enjoyed the broad subscription of the Series E war bond.
You will also find a great deal of information at Treasurydirect.gov about treasury bills, notes, bonds and even using your income tax refund to save by buying U.S. Savings Bonds.
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