How funny you should mention this now..... my MIL was holding some stuff for us in her safe (we lived with her for a little while during our house construction) and it's been 3 years since we gave it to her. She was cleaning it out recently and gave it all to us so I was going through it..... marriage certificate, birth certificates, savings bonds given to my kids by relatives for their birthdays. Well, I found a $100 savings bond that I was given back in 1989. I too thought, well I'll just take it to the bank and see what it's worth. Instead I googled it too and found that it's worth only $138 now. At least mine is mature now but I do remember reading about maturity dates and such. That really stinks to be given one as a prize and have to wait so long for it to mature. You may want to read the website again because even though it says something about 2032, I think it should actually reach the stated dollar amount sooner than that. I think the 2032 date may be when it stops collecting interest. It might actually be worth the face value sooner than that. I can't remember now all the details that I read.
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