# Can I find out what happened to lost savings bonds if I don't have the serial number **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 17, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-find-out-what-happened-to-lost-savings-bonds-if-i-dont-have-the-serial-number/816266 "2018-06-17T16:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-find-out-what-happened-to-lost-savings-bonds-if-i-dont-have-the-serial-number/816266/1 "2018-06-17T16:48:44Z")
There were several hundred dollars in savings bonds that I cannot find. The only info I have is the name on them. I don’t have the exact issue date or the serial number. I do have the value for most of them though. I am not sure if they were cashed, or if they were misplaced. Is there anyway to figure out what happened to them online? Can I contact the treasury and find out or do I need the serial number and issue date? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-find-out-what-happened-to-lost-savings-bonds-if-i-dont-have-the-serial-number/816266/2 "2018-06-18T11:38:02Z")
Per Treasury Direct for [EE bonds](https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/research/indepth/ebonds/res_e_bonds_eereplace.htm): “Bond serial number – If you don’t have the bond serial number, provide all of the following: Specific month and year of purchase Social Security Number Names, including middle names or initials Mailing address” So you seem to be stopped with the first factoid.