what's the cost of buying either a $50 or $100 U.S. Savings Bond?
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half of the amount. $50 savings bond would cost $25
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There is a bond called an(I bond) that out preforms most CD's you can ask your local bank about them!
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about a hundred dollars...
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What kind of bond is it?  These days they sell EE Series but those were not available in 1950.  Assuming it was an E Series, it is worth $294.12.  If you hold them past the maturity date, they still accrue interest which is why it is so worth more than its $50 face value.\n\nOne more note to add...this bond would have stopped accruing interest in 1990, so there's no point in holding onto it even longer, hoping it will be worth more.
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You can enter the type, and denomination of your bonds into the savings bond calculator at  www.savingsbonds.gov
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your best bet is to get a money card and put anywhere between $50-100
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One of the best sources for interest on  savings, credit cards, etc is http://www.bankrate.com\nIt depends what state you are in and what the balance on the account is.\n\nHSBC direct in New York shows 4.7% minimum balanace $1.00\nhttp://hsbcdirect.com
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Try your local teacher's credit union.  Usually you can join if you're a member of the PTA.  Their rates might be a little better than a commercial bank.\n\nDon't forget US Savings bonds!
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You would buy at the ask price, 104 and 8/32 or $1,042.25 per bond.  Keep in mind that if you buy an existing issue through a bank or a brokerage firm there can also be an additional mark up (commission). \n\nAlso, check the fine print in the journal, the quote that you are reading is usually for a specific number of bonds.  Usually there will be a different quote for a million dollars worth of bonds than $10,000 worth of bonds.
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go to www.bankrate.com.
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It's not yet worth the face value of $100.00.  Without knowing what series bond you have (like and I Bond, or EE) and the month and year it was issued there's no way for me to tell exactly.  An EE bond issued in Jan, 1997 is worth about $71.\nIf you go here \n\nhttp://www.savingsbonds.gov/BC/SBCPrice\n\nyou can price your bonds without going to the bank\n\nbonds usually take at least 20 years to reach face value, depending on the interest rate at the time of purchase.  they'll earn for a total of 30 years, then they are considered mature.  Savings bonds are actually a decent small investment because the interest rates are higher than some small savings accounts.
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What were you planning on investing around $100.00 or less.  Would this be an immigration document  or something of that nature, or what?
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That depends on when you got the bond.  Interest accrues on the bond at variable rates.  You can take it to your bank and they can process it to tell you how much it is worth.  If it is past its set maturity date, it will be worth more than fifty dollars.  If not, it will be worth less.  If you let bonds sit for a long time, a lot of interest can accrue, making it worth significantly more than face value.
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like 50 cents maybe. ;)
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Hey Ryan.  I'm a banker so this I know.  $1 dollar bills come from the Federal Reserve in $100 straps.  Every bank and every teller are different in the amount that they keep.  I used to keep in $50 straps.  So, just go to your bank and ask the teller.  They will let you know.  They aren't all new.  You can ask that as well and most tellers will allow you to get them in straps.
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Let´s use an example. \n\nSay interest rates are 4%. You buy a 30 year U S Government bond paying interest at 4%. You pay $1000 for the bond. Then interest rates go to 5%. But the bond you  bought pays only 4%. Is anyone going to give you $1000 for that bond. The answer is no. Because they can buy a bond that pays 5%. The value of your 4% bond has to reflect the 5% interest rate. The bond is worth about $810 and will pay interest at 4.9% The remaining 0.1 % will be made up by the increase in the value of the bond as it approaches maturity in 30 years.
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Go to exrate.com; http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html depending on the day the purchase is made, (the rate varies from time to time), right now, I believe it would be $946.46.