- 58,156,931 U.S. Savings Bonds were sold in 1997.
- Approximately 55 million people own savings bonds.
- Savings bonds are a popular gift for newborns because "one size fits all"
and the gift "grows" in value as the child grows.
- If your dog eats your savings bond, it (the bond) can be replaced. If
your dog eats your homework, you may be in trouble!
- Savings bonds have been awarded to people who bought cars, appliances, and
even cemetery plots!
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt placed the first order for a $500 Series E
Savings Bond in a radio broadcast on April 30, 1941.
- To commemorate the Bicentennial in July 1976, many banks sold the $25.00
savings bond for $17.76 instead of the usual $18.75.
- Savings bonds can earn interest tax-free for your college education
(if you meet certain requirements).