Where do you "cash in" U.S. Savings Bonds?

Wasn't sure which forum was proper, but I have a few U.S. Savings Bonds which are not mature but that I'd like to get cash for.... where do I go?
Thank you in advance for the help!

 

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Go to a bank they will cash it for you. Make sure they send you or give you the correct form so you can pay your taxes on the interest.

 

ahhh... man... forgot about the taxes..... ;(

thank you for the help

 

Honestly it isn't worth the hassle if it's $50 or less face value. Remember you aren't actually going to get the face value. What is the face value of you bond and the expiration? I can tell you the cash value.

 

You can look it up yourself on the Treasury web site, too.
http://www.treasurydirect.gov/BC/SBCPrice

 

That's pretty cool. Thanks for the info.
P.S. I love Norman Rockwell. IDK if that is who created your avatar or not but it looks like it.

 

For sure it's not a Rockwell. I edited my post with a better link.

 

Err... No. You ever heard of Mad Magazine? That's Alfred E. Newman.

 

Oh that's how I know it!

 

you just have to fill out the back and take them to the bank. Also, you only pay federal taxes on savings bonds. No state tax

 

Tyler they're almost mature.... I figured with the rate I'm getting, I'd rather have some coins and/or notes!

I'm not a note collector by any stretch - but I really love to collect the smaller U.S. notes. The large ones seem very expensive, but I'd love to have some!!

 

Some of them are collectible . . .

 

Can that still be cashed if you could find the original owner or estate?

 

Only by the registered owner or heirs. It stopped earning interest in 1983. You would not want to cash this one in, however, it has significant collector value. Does anyone know why?

 

War bond?

 

More to it than that. Collector value on a large size $25.00 war bond is generally $40-50.00. It is worth considerably more than that. I will offer up a prize to the first correct answer.

 

Dec 6= insignificant
Name=insignificant
Series=significant?
Was this bond printed on different paper than later war bonds?

 

My guess would be the red seal, or the particular signature on the bottom, or maybe the fact that besides being printed, it's also stamped with the date? I don't know if that's procedure or not.

 

Because the "r" is missing in war?

 

Oh wow. Nice find! That has to be it.