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Scripophily is the study and collection of stock and bond certificates. [a] A specialized field of numismatics, scripophily has developed as an area of collecting because of the inherent beauty of certain historical certificates, and because of interest in the historical context of many of the documents.
Certificate for a share in Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation, Great Britain, 1808. In corporate law, a stock certificate (also known as certificate of stock or share certificate) is a legal document that certifies the legal interest (a bundle of several legal rights) of ownership of a specific number of shares (or, under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code in the United States, a ...
The United States Supreme Court declared in United States v. E. C. Knight Company (1895) that its purchase of the stock of competitors was not a combination in restraint of trade. [8] By 1901, the company had $90 million in capital. [5] The company became known as Domino Sugar in 1900. [citation needed]
Share certificates or stock certificates specify the number of shares owned and serve as proof of ownership. In that sense, it works similarly to a title for a home or vehicle. Certain information ...
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The stock certificate comes from the capital increase in November 1918 from £200,000 to £1,000,000. [11] By far the oldest known British Rolls-Royce stock certificate In 1931, Rolls-Royce acquired Bentley , the small sports/racing car maker and potential rival, [ 2 ] after the latter's finances failed to weather the onset of the Great ...
A 1923 Green Bay Packers stock certificate, as displayed at the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. There have been six stock issues over the history of the Packers organization: 1923: Shares of stock were first sold to establish the club as a corporation. [3] A total of $5,000 was raised through the sale of 1,000 shares at $5 apiece.