What to do if I went to an estate sale and bought a box but in the bottom I found some 43 year old $100 savings bonds?
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What to do if I went to an estate sale and bought a box but in the bottom I found some 43 year old $100 savings bonds?
I tried to contact the owner but I could not. How can (if I can) go about cashing them in?
Asked on May 15, 2014 under Estate Planning, Maryland
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
The best way to go about cashing in the old savings bonds that you have written about is to go to your local bank and discuss the situation with the branch manager as to what to do. My past experiences is to file a suit with the court where the summons and complaint is published in a local newspapaer seeking an order from the court that the bonds are yours with a direction to a financial institution to honor their redemption.
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