The following grading information is a guideline provided for edification and to promote the hobby of Numismatics. It is by no means all-inclusive and does not address anomalies which can mask grade. The...
UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS. First lets break down the difference between a Patented and an Unpatented Mining Claim. A Patented claim is where the land owner owns both the land and the mineral rights to that...
= YORK UNIVERSITY SCRIP = 1974 - 1992 According to York University archives, ''the first SCRIP was introduced in March of 1974.'' And that's all York's online archives have to say. Here, I present information,...
Scripophilists Bookshelf Literature for Students and Seasoned Collectors by Don Mesler (scripophile) The following books cover the subject of scripophily--from its earliest beginnings to recent new...
The Language of Scripophily: A Glossary Understanding Vintage Stock and Bond Certificates by Don Mesler American Depository Receipt: Documentation evidencing ownership of shares of foreign corporations that...
You will find out that it may be the Greatest thing you ever did!Why?Do you have a place to go now, if things get very bad?1. You can go live on the Mining Property all year, if you are mining on it.Remember...
The Very First State Guaranteed Railroad Bonds, and Perhaps the Earliest Railroad Bonds Ever Reported By Stephen L. Goldsmith and Douglas Ball One of the great pleasures of collecting stocks and bonds is the...
Did you know?•Each year, 25,000 payments are returned to the Department of the Treasury as undeliverable.•Billions of dollars in savings bonds have stopped earning interest, but haven’t been cashed. Go to the...
This North Korean Government issued 1950 Bond is oftentimes mistaken as a "War Bond" being issued, although when the words are translated from Korean to English, the word "Economy" is used to describe the...
The most expensive bank share is (and I'm rounding this off) 9.00NID.....converting at 1473NID per US Dollar, a share would be .006USD, 1.00USD would get you about 167 shares of this stock. It would be alot...