I received a $50 EE bond at my high school graduation that matured this month. At redemption, it was worth about $145.
Using an inflation calculator,
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
25 Dollars in 1981 would be worth almost 62 bucks today (seems low??). Even with my present tax rate, it still performed better than I would have expected.
My mature EE bond
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