<prompt> Human: Hi, Im a high school senior getting ready to go to college next year and Im in a dilemma. When I was a kid like 8-12 I used to compete in beauty pageants. Usually the reward for winning them was savings bonds, and I had a pretty good amount of them stacked up that I had always planned on using for college. Im not sure if they were the type of bonds that accumulate over time or what, but assuming that they werent, they should total up to at least a couple thousand. Now, I graduate in May and thought now would be a good time to check on those bonds. My parents are divorced, so I called my mom and told her I want them since Im 18 now. She said my dad has them, which didnt really make sense to me because I havent lived with him since 2010, but I thought Well, he is more organized so maybe he wanted to keep them. Makes sense. So I then called my dad, and he seemed to genuinely have no idea what I was talking about. Now its a back and forth between who had them. Long story short Im pretty sure they lost them.My parents aside, is there anyway I could even ATTEMPT to get them back some other way? I do remember going to Wells Fargo after I had won them, but since I was a kid at the time I wasnt really paying attention to what was going on. Do you think the bonds are on some sort of record under my name? Would contacting the directors of the pageants maybe help at all? Im getting really stressed out because I was planning on that money paying for my deposits and supplies. Edit: not sure why Im getting downvoted as this isnt my fault and Im just asking for some help, lol. But anyway, update: my dad checked his safes and confirmed that he doesnt have them. Told mom Im going to try to retrieve them online and she said good idea, and seemed annoyed that my dad didnt have them? I dont even knowcare whether or not theyre lying at this point I just want my money lol.Assistant: The US Treasury should have a record of your bonds. Fill out Treasury Form 1048 PDF with as much information as you and your parents can remember regarding purchase date, amounts, and how the bonds were titled in your name only, or in one of your parents names with you as the beneficiary, or you and a parent as co-owners. The form says to fill in every field, but if you dont know everything, simply fill in as much as you can.Keep in mind that unless the bonds are titled in your parents name only, you wont qualify for the educational interest tax exemption, so you will pay taxes on the accrued interest on the bonds. If these are EE-series bonds, the accrued interest will be the actual value of the bond which may or may not be face value depending on purchase date minus half of the face value.Human: Thank you so much! Im hoping they turn up but if not at least I know theres hope.  <response>: Do update us on this! 