Converting Paper Treasury Securities to Electronic Form

Treasury bonds in registered form, a type of paper bond, can be converted to electronic form.

When you convert registered bonds to electronic form, you can choose to hold them in either TreasuryDirect or Legacy Treasury Direct.

To convert registered Treasury bonds to Legacy Treasury Direct, see steps 1-4 below.

To convert registered Treasury bonds to TreasuryDirect, see steps 1- 5 below. (To convert these securities to TreasuryDirect, you have to convert them to Legacy Treasury Direct first.)

Steps to convert:

  1. Complete the assignment on the back of each bond by writing in "To the Secretary of the Treasury for conversion and deposit into Legacy Treasury Direct."
  2. If you're transferring into an existing account in Legacy Treasury Direct, write the account number in the assignment on the back of each bond. If you don’t have an account in Legacy Treasury Direct, complete a “New Account Request” (PD F 5182).
  3. Have all owners sign the bonds in the presence of a certifying individual of a financial institution. (Certification by a notary public isn't acceptable.)
  4. Submit your bonds and, if necessary, *"New Account Request," to:

    Customer Services Branch 3
    Definitives Section
    Bureau of the Public Debt
    P.O. Box 426
    Parkersburg, WV 26106-0426

    If you use a courier, please use:

    ATTN: Customer Services Branch 3
      --Definitives Section
    Public Debt Warehouse &
      Operations Center Dock 1
    257 Bosley Industrial Park Drive
    Parkersburg, WV 26101

  5. Transfer the bonds from Legacy Treasury Direct to TreasuryDirect. To do so, follow the instructions on Transferring Treasury Bills, Notes, Bonds, and TIPS.

NOTE: To convert registered Treasury bonds to electronic form and hold them in the commercial book-entry system, consult a bank, broker, or dealer.

* In most cases, a "New Account Request" isn't sent to Parkersburg. In the case of these conversions, it is.