Published since 1927, this listing contains a directory of actively traded stocks and obsolete securities. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Old stock certificate research links find their value. What are my found and inherited stock certificates worth. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Guide to business history resources library of congress. Goldsheet mining directory subpage covering companies b. Fisher manual of valuable and worthless securities, directory of obsolete securities, or directory of active stocks, to see if the company is. Contents of obsolete american securities and corporations. We cannot provide investment advice or valuation but we do provide links to industry experts and governmental agencies. There are reasonably priced databases although many of those are available at your local library.
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Issn 00850551 key title directory of obsolete securities. A transfer agent handles transfers of stock certificates and should be able to. Page introduction 5 explanatory notes comparative value of obsolete securities 9 are they used as assets for bankrupts. One can find out if it has been cancelled, along with a reason. The library of congress has a listing of texts on obsolete securities on its website. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Scripophilic sleuths uncover the value in old bonds. Cml main library customers can now use fii online to find address and phone number information for stock transfer agents, a full text document on legal transfer requirements, and a database of both active stocks and inactive stocks or obsolete securities. Once these securities have been issued, they can then be traded between investors on the secondary market. These books generally can be found in public libraries, stock exchanges, and stockbrokers offices. For historical information, please use the titles provided to search the catalog for a detailed listing of sibls holdings. Call the financial stock guide service at 800 3673441 and ask for the custom research department. The logical starting point is a brokerage firm, but if that fails, there are other options. Updated annually, this listing contains a directory of actively traded stocks and obsolete securities.