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Show Savings bonds answers given Question: How can I determine the value of my Savings Bonds, many of which were purchased at least 20 years ago? Answer: Bond tellers at banks and many savings and loan organ- izations will be glad to assist you. However, by sending 15 cents (in cash) to the Superintendent Super-intendent of Documents, Government Gov-ernment Printing Office, Washington, Wash-ington, D. C. 20402, you can obtain a Table of Redemption Values, which will give the current value of any Series E Bond you own. These tables are issued every six months, and the current edition covers the period from July through December, De-cember, 1966. Question: How many Savings Bonds are still being held by citizens, dating back to the strat of the Bond Program in 1941 Answer: There is no accurate way of determining the actual number of such Bonds still being held. The dollar volume of Series E and H Bonds outstanding, however, how-ever, totals almost 50 billion dollars. Bonds redeemed during the same period totaled in excess ex-cess of 100 billion dollars, those funds being used to serve the many needs of the Bond owners. own-ers. Question: How many Savings Bonds are sold each year and what are the most popular denominations denomi-nations ? Answer: In the calendar year 1965, 100,657,000 individual Bonds were sold. Recent figures show that almost 70 percent of all Savings Bonds sold are in the $25-$200 range, those most commonly bought by Payroll Savers. |