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Found an old premium bond, no idea if it's worth anything?

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Got a premium bond, I think from my gran years ago.  How do I find out what it's worth etc?  Has my old address on it from twenty years ago
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  • refluxer
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    edited 17 September 2023 at 12:00PM
    I suspect it will be worth £1 :)

    NS&I have lots of useful info on their site, including these pages on tracing old bonds and checking for unclaimed prizes...

    https://www.nsandi.com/help/lost-touch-with-nsandi/get-back-to-premium-bonds

    https://www.nsandi.com/help/lost-touch-with-nsandi/check-unclaimed-prizes
  • Section62
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    textbook said:
    Got a premium bond, I think from my gran years ago.  How do I find out what it's worth etc?  Has my old address on it from twenty years ago
    If you have a paper bond then the value will be written on it.

  • Misslayed
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    But there are several Very Large unclaimed prizes - 🤞you've got one!
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  • textbook
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    Section62 said:
    textbook said:
    Got a premium bond, I think from my gran years ago.  How do I find out what it's worth etc?  Has my old address on it from twenty years ago
    If you have a paper bond then the value will be written on it.

    nothing written on it
  • textbook
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    Misslayed said:
    But there are several Very Large unclaimed prizes - 🤞you've got one!
    I put numbers in monthly draw but didnt win.  Is this the correct plce to check my really old , possibly thirty plus years old  bond?
  • molerat
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    edited 17 September 2023 at 4:40PM
    Do you have an on line NS&I account ?  if so you need to check if the bond appears on your list of bonds held
    You can download lists of unclaimed prizes here https://www.nsandi.com/get-to-know-us/winning-bonds-downloads

  • SiliconChip
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    textbook said:
    Section62 said:
    textbook said:
    Got a premium bond, I think from my gran years ago.  How do I find out what it's worth etc?  Has my old address on it from twenty years ago
    If you have a paper bond then the value will be written on it.

    nothing written on it

    Are you sure it's a Premium Bond then? Every paper PB that I had showed the value of the bond on it. Might it be some other NS&I product?
  • poppystar
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    SiliconChip said:
    textbook said:
    Section62 said:
    textbook said:
    Got a premium bond, I think from my gran years ago.  How do I find out what it's worth etc?  Has my old address on it from twenty years ago
    If you have a paper bond then the value will be written on it.

    nothing written on it

    Are you sure it's a Premium Bond then? Every paper PB that I had showed the value of the bond on it. Might it be some other NS&I product?
    Also OP says it has his old address on. I’ve never seen a premium bond with an address on it so I would also think it’s another type of bond. 

    OP could you maybe post a photo - with personal details redacted - it might help the mystery.
  • Swipe
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    Either way, I wouldn't bother. It has taken me 6 months to get my credit from an old childhood post office counters savings account. I applied in March and got my payment last week, Truly shocking. I used the lost accounts website and all other banks apart from NS&I reported back within 2 weeks.
  • textbook
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    molerat said:
    Do you have an on line NS&I account ?  if so you need to check if the bond appears on your list of bonds held
    You can download lists of unclaimed prizes here https://www.nsandi.com/get-to-know-us/winning-bonds-downloads

    Not sure what NS&I account is.   That link gave a list of thousands of numbers.  Shall I just check my numbers to the numbers on higher prizes?

    I'll upload picture of bond with my name crossed out soon. Thxs
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