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I am often asked about old mining companies and their stock certificates. I have been interested in scripophily for many years, and have compiled this information page. Unfortunately, I do not have any additional reference material, so I am unable to look up specific shares for you, but I hope this page helps in your search.
In order to trace an obsolete security, you need the EXACT name of the company,
Your objective is to determine if the shares can be redeemed in another existing firm, | |||
| Reference Books | US States | Canadian Provinces | Search Firms | Dealers | Other Resources | |
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Capital Changes - Published by Commerce Clearing House - Alphabetical listing of companies with a chronology of events |
| Directory of Obsolete Securities (Published annually) Financial Information Incorporated 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302 800-367-3441 | |
| Robert D. Fisher Manual of Valuable and Worthless Securities, Published since 1926 RM Smythe 2 Rector Street, 12th Floor New York, NY 10006 (212) 943-1880 or tollfree at (800) 622-1880 Volume:Year 1:1926, 2:1928, 3:1930, 4:1934, 5/6:1937/38 (combined), 7:1940 (Includes Mining I), 8:1941 (Includes Mining II), 9:1942, 10:1944/45, 11:1946, 12:1957, 13:1971, 14:1975, 15:1984 Note: Volumes 4 and 9 are most useful, with indexing of material in previously issued volumes | |
| The Questioned Stock Manual A Guide to Determining the True Worth of Old and Collectible Securities Albert F, Gargiulo and Rocco Carlucci, McGraw-Hill, 1970. | |
| "Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies" The Financial Post 333 King Street East Toronto, Ontario, M5A 4N2. Published annually. Almost 20,400 publicly-traded companies no longer in existence, dating back over 71 years Information provided includes: names changes, mergers, takeovers, and acquisitions. Also publishes: "Survey of Industrials" and "Survey of Mines and Energy Resources" | |
| "Mines Handbook". (published annually) by The Northern Miner Press | |
| Reference Books | US States | Canadian Provinces | Search Firms | Dealers | Other Resources |
| Canadian Resources |
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| Locating Canada's National, Provincial and Territorial Incorporation (and other) Records |
| Alberta Corporate Registry 403-427-2311 |
| British Columbia Corporate Registry Search 250-387-7848 |
| Manitoba Companies Office 204-945-2500 |
| New Brunswick 506-453-2703 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador 709-729-3317 |
| Nova Scotia Registrar of Joint Stock Companies Database Search 902-424-7770 |
| Northwest Territories 867-669-2302 |
| Nunavut 888-252-9869 |
| Ontario Business Search |
| Prince Edward Island Corporations 902-368-4550 |
| Quebec 418-643-3625 |
| Saskatchewan 306-787-2962 |
| Yukon Territories 403-667-5442 |
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| Don G Levy and Associates - Forensic and Investigative
Accounting Firm which operatesa speciality service researching and valuing old Canadian Stocks and Bonds. 31 Scholars Court, Suite 200, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Phone: 613-225-1823 |
| Old Company Research - Provides a brief profile of companies whose original identities have been lost due to a change in name, merger, acquisition, dissolution, reorganization, bankruptcy or charter cancellation. |
| OldStockResearch.com - Stock and bond
certificate research service.Tracing and researching old obsolete and obscure uncancelled stock certificates and
bonds to determine if the companies are still in business and what the current value of the certificates might be Address: P.O. Box 100 Cedar City, Utah 84721 Phone:435-586-9497 |
| Paper Chase International - Performs old stock certificates research and researches the value of old stock, bond and mutual fund certificates. Our rates are very competitive and delivery of information is between 5 and 7 weeks. |
| Prudential American Securities - Oldest (since 1973) Securities Valuations company in the United States. |
| RM Smythe - World's #1 Stock & Bond Research Firm. We can help you find information on your stocks and bonds and then tell you how to redeem them. 2 Rector Street, 12th Floor New York, NY 10006 Phone: 212-943-1880 Tollfree: 800-622-1880 |
| Stock Search, 4936 Younge Street, Suite 231. North York, Ontario Phone: 416-222-0828 |
| Stock Search International - Your unlisted
securities may still be a good investment. Over the last 30 years, our research efforts have helped our clients
recover more than U.S. $5 million from old stock and bond certificates they thought were worthless! 4761 West Waterbuck Drive Tucson, Arizona 85742 Phone: 520-579-5635 Tollfree 800-537-4523 |
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Even if your company is out of business, your certificate may be collectable. Historical automobile, mining, and railroad shares are often most valuable. Here are some dealers, publications, and organizations that might be useful: |
| ATS Notes - Bond and Share Certificates |
| Adam Historical Shares - Berlin, Germany. |
| Aktiesamlaren and Strandbergs Mynthandel AB - Historical Bonds and Shares |
| Alaska Rare Coins 551-B Second Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 akcoins@mosquitonet.com - Author of book: Alaska and Yukon Stocks and Bonds. |
| American Vignettes (Bob Kluge) P.O. Box 155 Roselle Park, NJ 07204 908-241-4209 bkluge@webtv.net WHACO! Dealer Member |
| America West Archives - Buying and selling old historical documents, letters and letterheads, photographs, checks, stock certificates and bonds, autographs, maps, prints, billheads, photo postcards and other forms of paper americana, western memorabilia and ephemera with an emphasis on the "old west" period. |
| Americana Enterprises P.O. Box 7126 Colorado Springs, CO 80933 719-634-0268 eBay Store |
| Antiquariat Schoene Aktien - Historische Aktien und Wertpapiere aus aller Welt (German site) |
| Antiquary Partnership - Mail-order based firm in Southern England |
| Antique Stock and Bond Investments (Bruce Heiner) P.O. Box 421 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Phone: 410-584-7090 Heineroldstock@comcast.net |
| Antique Stocks and Bonds - Exclusively offering historical stocks, bonds and financial documents since 1980 |
| Antique Stocks and Bonds - Over 1000 Different Railroad Stocks and Bonds |
| Archives International P.O. Box 2429 New York, NY 10021 Phone: 712-541-9500 Email: archint98@msn.com |
| Atlantic Trading Company - Specializing in Antique paper, from the 15th Century to the Mid 20th Century. |
| Benecke and Rehse - Auctions |
| Bill's Hobby Emporium eBay Store - Railroad focus |
| Blue Chip Securities (Jim Milford) P.O. Box 20188 San Jose, CA 95160 |
| Bluhm-Wertpapiere - |
 Bonds and More - Store for stock and bond certificates |
| Boone Scripophily - Auctions |
| BullMarketGifts.com - Specializes in unique, vintage, and one-of-a-kind gifts of Wall Street memorabilia and framed stock certificates. |
| CSA Bonds.com - Buyer and seller of Confederate bonds. |
| Canadian Bond and Share Society 110 Yonge St, Suite 1601 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Phone: 416-366-2931 |
| Centennial Documents PO Box 5262 Clinton, NJ 08809 Phone: 908-730-6009 centdocs@postoffice.ptd.net |
 Certificate Collector - Personal collection (not-for-sale) of antique stock and bond certificates. Mining Shares |
| Champion Stamp - |
| Darren Cioffi P.O. Box 393 Newark, DE |
| Cohasco - Document Preservation Center |
| Collectable Shares of Finland - A list of all known different Finnish collectable share certificates in the hands of collectors and dealers. |
 Collectible Stocks and Bonds "Old and obsolete certificates from your favorite companies" |
| Collectors Gallery UK - Bond and shares certificates. Since 1976. |
| Coxrail.com - Dedicated to collecting and disseminating information about collectible railroad stocks and bonds |
| D&D Scripophily PO Box 580063 Flushing, NY 11358 Phone: 718-358-3447 Tollfree: 800-941-0098 |
 Daly's Mining Shop - Authentic early western mining stock certificates for the collector or western history buff. Now offering genuine gold nuggets from the western U.S. as well as miscellaneous mining-related items such as silver bars from the Homestake Mining Company and silver or gold commemorative rounds. OWN A PIECE OF THE OLD WEST |
| H.J.W. Daugherty - Auctions that feature some stocks and bond lots. |
 Denver Stock Exchange - Dealer in historical, antique and collectable stock certificates and ephemera, specializing in Colorado mining certificates |
| ebay - Scripophily Category |
| eBay Scripophily Stores: Alphabetical Ranked by items |
| Ehnis Online - |
| www.eOldStocks - Buying and Selling Old Stocks and Bonds Certificates |
| Lawrence Falater POB 81 Allen, MI 49227 Phone: 517-869-2541 Tollfree: 888-FALATER Author of American Automobile Stock Certificates. |
| Framed Shares UK - Framed share certificates. |
| Franky's Scripophily Spot - Online collection |
| Friehs - Historic Papers |
| Frost and Robinson P.O. Box 814 Richboro, PA 18954 215-357-6820 fandr@voicenet.com |
| GKR Bonds - Stocks and Bonds, Old Maps, and Books. |
| Galerie Numistoria - Over 2000 Bonds and Shares Pictures |
| Gamla Aktiebrev Old share certificates (Finland) |
| Stepan Gasche - Historic paper |
| Globe Treasures - Antique paper (stocks and bonds) |
| Go Antiques - Scripophily page |
| Gutowski - Auktionen Historischer Wertpapiere |
| HWP Sammler - Historic paper |
| HWPH Historisches Wertpapierhaus AG - Ihr Spezialist für Historische Wertpapiere und Finanzgeschichte |
| Joachim Hahn - |
| John Heleva PO Box 375 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 |
| Hiess Scripophily - |
| Historic Papers Friehs - Historic Shares and Bonds, Historic Papers and Documents |
| Historische Wertpapiere - Historic Papers |
 Historische Wertpapiere Pentenrieder - Historical shares and bonds of the USA and all around the world |
| Historic Stock Market - Discover the fascinating world of historic stock and bond certificates. |
| Historisches Portfolio - Historical securities and current shares |
| Holabird Associates - Specializes in Western Americana auctions and fixed price sales featuring stocks certificates, documents, photographs and more dating from c1850 to c1950. |
| Clinton Hollins - Stock certificates and bonds |
| Richard Hoober PO Box 3116 Key Largo, FL 33037 Phone: 305-853-0105 |
 Hugo van der Molen's Scripophily - Extensive listing of Dutch, Canadian, USA, and other stocks worldwide for sale. |
| Heinz Husi - Historical securities |
| International Bond and Share Society - Founded in 1978 for the encouragement of Scripophily. |
| Investment Research Institute - Buying, selling, trading and researching old and antique stock and bond certificates since 1981 |
| Eric Jackson Revenue Stamps - Features early stocks and bond material. |
| Karlheinz Kron Historic Papers - Shares, Bonds and Option certificates from around the world |
| www.kingpapers.de - Historical securities |
| Malcolm Kurin PO Box 9537 Wilmington, DE 19809 888-387-5787 Emkayco@aol.com |
| LaBarre Galleries - The largest inventory of collectible stocks and bonds in the world... |
| Lamassu - Historical Stocks and Bonds. |
| Miracles (Howard Aaronson) P.O. Box 156 211 Wenonah Ave. Mantua, NJ 08051 Phone:609-468-2674 WHACO! Dealer Member |
| Mt. Gothic Tomes - Dealers in rare books and Western Americana: old maps; antique photographs; historical documents; scripophily (stock certificates); historical artifacts; and other relics from the American West |
| Museum of American Financial History - Chronicling the History of America's Capital Markets |
| Nonvaleur Shop - Stocks and bonds from Germany and other countries. Special: Certificates from Danzig / Gdansk. |
| Norrico - Better stocks and bonds in all categories,
including mining and telegraph Frank Hammelbacher PO Box 660077 Flushing, NY 11366-0077 Phone: 718-380-4009 Fax: 718-380-9793 |
| Numistoria - Online scripophily gallery |
| Old Bonds and Shares - Information for Collectors of Old Bonds and Shares |
 Old Stock Yard - Fantastic selection of stock and bond certificates in many different categories such as railroads, automobiles, mining, finance, and government |
| Oregon Paper Money Exchange - Buying and selling a variety of scrip, stocks & bonds, since 1983. |
| osakekirja.fi - Largest collection of finnish share certificates. |
| Paper Americana PO Box 6706 St. Louis, MO 63144 Phone: 314-968-1647 |
| Papermoney / Bond&Share - Most imporatant bourse for paper money and scripohily enthusiasts in Europe |
| Historische Wertpapiere Pentenrieder - Historical shares and bonds of the USA and all around the world |
| Portafoglio Storico - Italian dealer in antique stocks and bonds |
 Vern Potter Currency & Collectibles PO Box 10040 Torrance, CA 90505 Phone: 310-326-0406 Featuring U.S. Paper Money, Railroad & Western Mining Stocks & Bonds, Western Postal & Express History, and Western Americana. |
| Johannes Pottrick - Historische Wertpapiere |
| Ken Prag PO Box 14817-BR San Francisco, CA 94114 Phone: 415-586-9386 |
| K. Clifford Priest P.O. Box 5114 Elgin, IL 60121 Phone: 847-697-3156 cpriest1@ix.netcom.com |
| Professional Scripophily Traders Association - An Association of Scripophily Dealers Committed to Quality and Customer Service |
| RM Smythe 2 Rector Street, 12th Floor New York, NY 10006 Phone: 212-943-1880 Fax: 212-908-4047 Tollfree: 800-622-1880 |
| Raab-Verlag - Auction house |
| Rails Remembered PO Box 464 Rosemead, CA 91770 |
| RealStockCertificates.com - Specializes in better quality and scarce scripophily |
| Herbert D. Rice 3883 Turtle Creek Blvd. #2317 Dallas, TX 75219 |
| Rodrigo Shares - Worldwide collectors and traders of collectable stocks and bonds |
| Ron's Currency, Stocks and Bonds - Reference material and images related to U.S. Currency, Stocks and Bonds for all those interested in the hobbies of Syngraphy and Scripophily. |
| Bob Schell 6804 Jeremiah Court Fairfax Station, VA 22039 703-250-4866 RSSCHELL@msn.com |
| William Sapara 10855 Limeridge Road Hiram, OH 44234 |
| ScripDB - Goal is to cover the entire hobby and create a resource that is useful for anyone from a beginner to a seasoned veteran. |
 Scripophily.com - Listing of certificates for sale. eBay Store |
| Scripophily Corner - Antique stocks and bonds. |
| Scripophily Emporium - Antique stock and bond certificates for collectors and investors |
| Scripophily Exchange - Dedicated to collecting of old bonds shares and other financial documents. |
 Scripophily Trader - (Tom Lareau) Selling old stocks and bonds online and at antique shows since 1998. |
| Sellitstore Obsolete Currency and Railroad Stocks - We offer a large selection of U.S. Obsolete notes and scrip and Railraod stocks at discounted quantity prices, from the Archives of the Penn Central Company. |
| The Share Gallery - Suppliers of framed, historical stock and share certificates |
| Wilfried Sietz - Historische Wertpapiere |
| specialStocks.com - The old stocks and bonds shopping world |
| Stock and Bond Auction Company - auction website that is devoted solely to the collecting of antique stocks and bonds and related paraphernalia. |
| Stock Search International
4761 West Waterbuck Drive Tucson, Arizona 85742 USA Discover Scripophily! We Buy and Sell Collectible Stock and Bond Certificates Rediscover history through collectible stock and bond certificates. |
| Stocklobster eBay Store - Your one-stop shop for antique stock and bond certificates. | David Strebe Paper Collectibles P.O. Box 1055 Laurel, MD 20725 |
| Take Stock - Collectible Stocks and Bonds! |
| Tom's Vignettes - Antique Stocks/Bonds - Reasonable Prices, many items under $20 |
| Treasured Stocks - Enthusiasts learning center for the history of stocks, as well as a place to view and purchase timeless pieces of art. |
| VieilleFrance Web Certicate Collectibles - Old certificate specialist of Mining and every old certificate and scripophily |
| WHACO Washington Historical Autograph and Certificate Organization is a service organization for collectors of historic autographs, stocks, bonds, certificates and Scripophily related items. Features a Dealers Guide |
| Peter Webb Scripophily - Article: What is Scripophily? |
| Western Mountain Stamp and Coin - Some nice scanned pictures of Stock Certificates, for sale. |
| Manfred Weywoda - Austrian site. |
| Scott Winslow Associates - Historical and Collectable - Documents, Autographs and Currency Obsolete Stocks, Bonds, Manuscripts, Cigar Label Art. |
| Sam Withers P.O. Box 19916 St. Louis, MO 63144 314-968-1647 samwithers@aol.com |
| Wirtschaftsantiquariat Martina Berg - |
| Yesterday's Paper 2 Terrill Drive Califon, NJ 07830 Ydayspaper@aol.com - |
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| Here are a few sites that also have pages on obsolete shares |
| University of Alberta - Winspear Business Reference Library, Canadian Stocks & Stock Indexes. |
| Boston Public Library - Tracing Old Stocks at Kirstein Business Branch. |
| University of California Berkeley - Thomas J. Long Business & Economics Library |
| Chicago Public Library - Business Information Center |
| Columbus Metropolitan Library - Old Stock Certificate Tutorial |
| Library of Congress - Guide to Business History Resources; Obsolete Securities |
| University of Delaware Library - How to Find Information on a Company Incorporated in Delaware |
| Enoch Pratt Free Library - What to Do with an Old Stock Certificate |
| Internet Public Library - Old Stock Certificates |
| Investment FAQ - Researching the Value of Old Certificates |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst - Financial Services Information Sources: Obsolete Stock |
| University Of Minnesota - Company History |
| New York Public Library - Obsolete Stock |
| University of Nevada, Reno - DeLaMare Library - MINING STOCK CERTIFICATES AND HISTORIC MINES |
| San Jose State University Library - |
| Securities and Exchange Commission - Stock and Bond Certificates, Old |
| Spokane Public Library - Finding Stock Quotes and Researching Old Stocks, wiht excellent section on Spokane Stock Exchange (1897-1991) |
| University of Washington: Foster Business Library - Old Stock Certificates: Selected Information Sources |
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