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| Real Stock Histories - http://www.realstockhistories.blogspot.com Researching resource for old company and industry histories. Useful for scripophily researchers and other historians. - Read more |
PR: 8
| Poor's Manual of Railroads - http://www.archive.org Digitized multi-volume records of Railroads of the United States from 1868-94. Extensive research information. - Read more |
PR: 8
| SEC on Old Stock and Bond Certificates - http://www.sec.gov U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission information on researching old stocks and bonds. - Read more |
PR: 5
| Confederate Railroads -- History, Maps & Equipment - http://www.csa-railroads.com Thousands of transcribed documents, configuration details, schedules and maps of all the Confederate railroads and their equipment. - Read more |
PR: 4
| Coxrail.com - http://www.coxrail.com Huge central reference on American Railroads and their thousands of individual stock certificates. - Read more |
PR: 6
| Goldsheet Mining Directory- Scripophily and Obsolete Securities - http://www.goldsheetlinks.com Provides historical information on current and defunct mines, old mining towns and sources for researching stock certificates. - Read more |
PR: 9
| LOC: Guide to Business History Resources - http://www.loc.gov Library of Congress (LOC) section for researching the histories of United States companies. The LOC is the research arm of Congress and houses the largest library in the world. - Read more |
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| Scripophily Articles - http://www.scripophilyarticles.blogspot.com Collection of free-to-use educational articles about Scripophily. - Read more |
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| Treasury Direct: Frauds, Phonies and Scams - http://www.treasurydirect.gov Bond scams page by U.S. Treasury. Facts on gold bonds and bogus U.S. securities. - Read more |
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| What to Do with an Old Stock Certificate - http://www.prattlibrary.org Enoch Pratt Free Library list of certificate research resources. - Read more |
Collecting Defunct Company Stock CertificatesStock certificates can be a tangible bit of history for a company or an industry or to commemorate a major event. Take the current economic situation, for example. There are lots of companies that have made the news recently and that will never issue stock certificates again. That sudden ending of supply usually gets collectors’ attention. |
Paper Stock Certificates Becoming GhostsDematerialization and controlled destruction. These are two terms a collector of stock certificates must now know. The effect of these two words is to create a situation for the collector where the supply of available certificates in the marketplace will be declining over time. There will be fewer certificates printed initially and any cancelled tickets will be destroyed more quickly. |
