How to Securely Convert Official Paper Savings Bonds to Official eBonds (Official Internet Savings Bonds)

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Gather together all your paper US savings bonds.

   It'll be just underneath the TreasuryDirect icon.
   
   Create a "Conversion Linked" account, using the page that results.
   
   Click the "Create Account" button to verify that you want to create a conversion account. ,,, You will need the bonds' series type (E, EE, or I), the serial number, face value amount and the issue date (two-digit month and four-digit year, which may appear as a two-digit year in some cases).
   
   Don't sign the back of your bonds however, You aren't redeeming them, you're merely converting them into their digital counterpart form. ,,,,, Type in the correct answer to the security question into the Answer field.,, There should be a signature page you need to sign, but again do not sign the back of your bond(s). , Department of the Treasury Bureau of the Public Debt PO Box 7015 Parkersburg, WV 26106-7015
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   Step 2: Visit the TreasuryDirect webpage.

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   Step 3: Login to your TreasuryDirect account.

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   Step 4: Locate the toolbar that contains most of the buttons and click the "ManageDirect(r)" link.

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   Step 5: Click the "ManageDirect(r)" tab once again.

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   Step 6: Click the "Convert My Bonds" link.

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   Step 7: Follow the process and enter the requested information.

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   Step 8: Click "Submit to Cart" to submit each bond to the cart.

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   Step 9: Repeat this last step until all your bonds have been successfully entered.

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    Step 10: Click the "View Cart" button.

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    Step 11: Click the "Create a Manifest" button.

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    Step 12: Verify that you really want to do this

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    Step 13: for security purposes.

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    Step 14: Print a copy of the manifest.

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    Step 15: Sign the document that you printed.

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    Step 16: Mail the document along with the unsigned bond(s) to the Treasury Department at the address below and wait for three-to-four weeks for the conversion to take place.

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