Other Treasury Securities
Savings Bonds
Treasury issued additional bond series prior to and during the early years of the Savings Bonds Program, and special issues in more recent years. Some of these bonds were accrual securities whose interest is added to the value of the bond. Others paid interest by check as current income. Most have matured and no longer earn interest.(Some Series E and H bonds are still earning interest.) If you have one of these older bond series, find out below how you can cash it.
Series A, B, C, D
Series A, B, C, and D were the first savings bonds issued.
| Issue Dates: | Series A - March 1935 - December 1935 Series B - 1936 Series C - 1937 - 1938 Series D - January 1939 - April 1941 |
| Issue Price: | 75% face value |
| Maturity Period: | 10 years |
| Current Rate: | No longer earning interest |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, not taxable for bonds issued March 1935 through February 1941 |
| Denominations: | $25, 50, 100, 500 , 1,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem at any financial institution that cashes savings bonds |
| Redemption Value: | Face value |
Series E
| Issue Dates: | May 1941 - June 1980 |
| Issue Price: | 75% face value |
| Maturity Period: | 40 years for bonds issued May 1941 - November 1965 30 years for bonds issue December 1965 - December 1979 |
| Current Rate: | Find your bond's current rate using the Savings Bond Calculator |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, taxable at redemption |
| Denominations: | $10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000, 100,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem at any financial institution that cashes savings bonds |
| Redemption Value: | Price your bonds |
Series F
| Issue Dates: | 1941 - April 1952 |
| Issue Price: | 74% face value |
| Maturity Period: | 12 years |
| Current Rate: | No longer earning interest |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, taxable at redemption |
| Denominations: | $25, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem via an FRB |
| Redemption Value: | Face value |
Series G
| Issue Dates: | 1941 - April 1952 |
| Issue Price: | Face value |
| Maturity Period: | 12 years |
| Current Rate: | No longer earning interest |
| Interest: | Paid by Treasury check every six months prior to maturity. |
| Denominations: | $100, 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem via an FRB |
| Redemption Value: | Face value |
Series H
| Issue Dates: | June 1952 - December 1979 |
| Issue Price: | Face value |
| Maturity Period: | 29 years, 8 months for bonds issued June 1952 - January 1957 30 years February 1957 - December 1979 |
| Current Rate: | 4% for those still earning interest |
| Interest: | Paid by Treasury every six months prior to maturity |
| Denominations: | $500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem via an FRB |
| Redemption Value: | Face value |
Series J
| Issue Dates: | May 1952 - April 1957 |
| Issue Price: | 72% face value |
| Maturity Period: | 12 years |
| Current Rate: | No longer earning interest |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, taxable at redemption |
| Denominations: | $25, 100, 500, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 100,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem via an FRB |
| Redemption Value: | Face value |
Series K
| Issue Dates: | May 1952 - April 1957 |
| Issue Price: | Face value |
| Maturity Period: | 12 years |
| Current Rate: | No longer earning interest |
| Interest: | Paid by Treasury check every six months prior to maturity |
| Denominations: | $500, 1000, 5000, 10,000, 100,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem via an FRB |
| Redemption Value: | Face value |
Savings Notes (Freedom Shares)
| Issue Dates: | May 1, 1967 - October 31, 1970 |
| Issue Price: | 81% face value |
| Maturity Period: | 30 years |
| Current Rate: | No longer earning interest |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, taxable at redemption |
| Denominations: | $25, 50, 75, and 100 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem at any financial institution that cashes savings bonds |
| Redemption Value: | Price your Savings Notes using the Savings Bond Calculator |
U.S. Individual Retirement Bonds
| Issue Dates: | January 1, 1975 - April 30, 1982 |
| Issue Price: | Face value |
| Maturity Period: | About 5 years after the date of death |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, taxable at redemption Continue to earn interest |
| Denominations: | $50, 75, 100, and 500 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem via an FRB Can redeem first day of the month in which registered owner reaches age 70½. If death occurs before age 70½, bond matures when registered owner would have reached age 70½ or 5 years after date of death, whichever is earlier. |
| Redemption Value: | Face value plus accrued interest |
U.S. Retirement Plan Bonds
| Issue Dates: | January 1, 1963 - April 30, 1982 |
| Issue Price: | Face value |
| Maturity Period: | About 5 years after the date of death |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, taxable at redemption Continue to earn interest |
| Denominations: | $50, 100, 500, and 1,000 |
| How to Redeem: | May redeem at age 59½ by owner or person recognized as entitled to act on the owner's behalf. May be rolled over into other qualified retirement savings arrangements under the Internal Revenue Code. You may want to check with your accountant or other tax advisor regarding the tax treatment of these bonds. |
| Redeem via an FRB | |
| Redemption Value: | Face value plus accrued interest |
Gulf Coast Recovery Bonds
| Purpose: | This special I Bond designation was to encourage continued public support for recovery efforts in the region severely damaged by hurricanes. The Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 contained a provision encouraging Treasury to make this designation. |
| Issue Dates: | March 29, 2006 - September 30, 2007 |
| Issue Price: | Face value |
| Maturity Period: | 30 years |
| Interest: | Paid by accrual, taxable at redemption |
| Denominations: | $50, $75, $100, $200, $500, $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 |
| How to Redeem: | Redeem at any financial institution that cashes savings bonds or, prior to 30 years, convert your bonds to a TreasuryDirect account. |
| Redemption Value: | Face value plus accrued interest |
Additional Treasury Securities
- Armed Forces Leave Bonds (AFLBs) were issued as compensation for accumulated leave to members and former members of the Armed Forces of World War II.
- Adjusted Service Bonds (ASBs) were issued to veterans of World War I. They were issued for amounts due on Adjusted Service Certificates that had not matured.
- Postal Savings Bonds were issued in lieu of postal savings deposits or certificates in denominations of $20, $100, and $500. The issuance of Postal Savings Bonds was discontinued on July 1, 1935. U.S. Savings Bonds replaced Postal Savings Bonds.
Bond owners, their survivors, or their representatives can redeem Adjusted Service Bonds or Postal Savings Bonds by completing the back of the certificate and submitting to one of the addresses below.
Bond owners or survivors--but not their representatives—can redeem Armed Forces Leave Bonds. Owners do this by completing the back of the certificate and submitting it to an address below. Survivors redeem a security by completing a paper form and sending it to an address below.
The form survivors use to redeem Armed Forces Leave Bonds is "Application by Survivors for Payment of Bond or Check Issued Under the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946, As Amended" (PD F 2066).
Send bonds, forms, or requested documentation to one of these addresses:
If using mail...
Bureau of the Public Debt
P.O. Box 426
Parkersburg, WV 26106-0426
If using a courier...
Customer Services Branch 3
Bureau of the Public Debt
200 Third St.
Parkersburg, WV 26106-5312
If you submit a bond for redemption and we need more information or documentation, we will contact you.
