£1 premium bond

alsyl52

My mother bought the £1:00 bond dated the 30th Nov 1956.  in her name . she passed away in 2014. and I just keep the bond as a momento . Martin Lewis asked who had the earliest issued bond . --- could this be one of the earliest??

NottinghamKnight

What is the bond number?

barnstar2077

NottinghamKnight said:

What is the bond number?

Is it a good idea to provide that information online?

JGB1955

I have a £1 bond that first went into the draw on 1 Jan 1957.  The number starts with 001AK9*****

Sea_Shell

What happens on the off chance that it wins big?!

eskbanker

According to NS&I, five million bonds were sold on the first day, 1 November 1956, so it seems unlikely that every one of those was cashed or lost since then!  First draw was apparently June 1957....

https://nsandi-corporate.com/about-nsi/our-heritage-timeline#peacetime_period_pb

jsmith9

A £3 1957 premium bond is on sale for £1.50 on eBay with no bidders! So not exactly collectable. Number is GB630418. But as previously said yours might win, although you should take action if still in the name of your mother. That said, it is  nice memento to have.

AnotherJoe

Sea_Shell said:

What happens on the off chance that it wins big?!

AFAIK it would be ineligible to win. Since more than a year has passed since OPs mother has died.

Jimmar

I have £14 which were eligible in January 1957, they were bought by my grandmother and given to me when I was born. They've never won though. Actually I've just realised that I always thought they weren't transferable so how would she have gifted them to me?

jbuchanangb

My wife has a £2 bond issued in 1968. She is the registered holder, and recently signed onto NS&I’s website so as to receive her winnings direct to her bank account. The NS&I web site correctly shows the balance of her account as £2.

flossy_splodge

Premium bonds are NOT transferable and CANNOT be inherited.
If the bond was originally bought in someone else's name it has to be cashed in if they die.