Maybe they decided to consult their lawyers beforecalling me. The otherrestriction is that the stock needs to be registered with the SEC before beingsold this is called 144 sale after the form you have to fill out to sellthe stock. cantsay it feels much different than before….though am surprised havent heardback from the company yet. Instead, you need to work with an institutional stock brokerage to sellthe stock in controlled manner to buyers who are willing to take millions ofshares at time. So theres prettymuch no way to sell the stock, it would still be very tricky.

Maybe they decided to consult their lawyers beforecalling me. On the other hand, if they messedup the share register and actually own these shares, it might morecomplicated. That much stock hitting the market all atonce will cause the price to tank, and you wont as much for it as youshould. Its conceivablethough extremely unlikely, given the sums involved that the company mightinsist that theres been no mistake, or even affirmatively declare that theshares really are mine. That means that selling these shares will create paper trail amile wide.

Even though the certificates are basically worthless and couldntbe sold for months in any event, the paper could make fairly convincing proofof great wealth, proof which would stand up to fairly close scrutiny. If this is just matter of the printerjamming and misprinting few certificates, they just reprint thecertificates and ask me to destroy the ones Ihave. On the other hand, if the companys share register thelist of stockholders and the number of shares they own is usually consideredthe legally binding way to know who owns the stock.

The state arguedsuccessfullythat the 5million check was so obviously an error that the woman should have known itwasnt really hers. My situation hereis pretty much the same, though an order of magnitude bigger. Whenyoure selling 14 of company, you dont just log on to your Charles Schwabaccount and click the Sell button. That means that selling these shares will create paper trail amile wide. Even assuming that it wouldbe legal and ethical to sell the stock first.

The state arguedsuccessfullythat the 5million check was so obviously an error that the woman should have known itwasnt really hers. My situation hereis pretty much the same, though an order of magnitude bigger. That gives everyone lots of time to sort out theproblem without the risk that would sell the stock quickly, and even if could, it wouldnt be aquiet anonymous process. How doI fix this mistake? The short answer iscontact the company and do whatever they ask me withinreason.How hard this is to fix willdepend on where the mistake happened.

The museum will accept donations taxdeductible in cases Clark County Heritage Museum Conversely, many corporations have gone bankrupt or been dissolved for various reasons. Many corporations, while possibly no longer listed anywhere as an active company under the name on the certificate, have merged with another company or simply changed their corporate name, and still be operating and financially successful For Older Stock Certificates Start your research from the year of issue in the appropriate book see listing that follows.

In Nevada, the University of Nevada Renos DeLaMare Library which is located in the Mackay Mines building has the largest collection of the Copper Handbook, Mines Handbook, and Mines Register.Contact the DeLaMare Library at phone 7757846945 or website The clerk of the Federal District Court in the state of incorporation have records indicating that the corporation filed petition of bankruptcy, or that some other legal action was taken that affected the condition of the corporation.

Older stock certificates not be in the online database. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions and Contact Information links on the Commercial Recordings page on the SOS website at where you can perform search . Select the Commercial Recordings Searches link. Their online database can be searched by Corporation Name, Resident Agent, Corporate Officer, or File Number NOTE Check with SOS on the date range of their online records.

For Older Stock Certificates Start your research from the year of issue in the appropriate book see listing that follows. Investigate going forward year by year to see if the company that originally issued them is still in existence they sometimes change names andor owners.The following list of mining books have some information on mines, mining operations, and mining companies. What to Do with an Old Stock Certificate webpage Business, Science & Technology Department at the Enoch Pratt Free Library Central LibraryState Library Resource Center The following museum is developing collection of Nevada mining stock certificates.

Check with your local library or university for availability. For Older Stock Certificates Start your research from the year of issue in the appropriate book see listing that follows. Investigate going forward year by year to see if the company that originally issued them is still in existence they sometimes change names andor owners.The following list of mining books have some information on mines, mining operations, and mining companies.

Mining districts of Nevada, NBMG Report 47, Rev. To help you in your search, the staff will need to know the mine name, state and county of activity and approximate dates of activity. There is no one place to locate this information it differs by state and country this research takes time and patience. DLM Ref HG4910 .M34 Nevada Mines, Mills and SmeltersRef TN24 N3 A33 1955 Names of mines of the Comstock.

The Goldsheet Mining Directory includes helpful web page of suggestions for tools to use to verify existence of minemining company andor refer you to sources which, for fee, research for any value. The library staff is not able to determine if there is any value to stock 47 bibliography for citations for specific mine activity NBMG List 11, Nevada Mining Districts File Index online Mines RegisterHandbook DeLaMare TN 12 film and paper editions US Bureau of Mines and Geology Publications through 1989DeLaMare Reference Desk Z6034 .

Carlson, Thesis, DeLaMare Libraryand Main Library PE3999 .C375 Mining Districts and Mineral Resources of the United States title varies 28. 37 year Review NV section, by county, Metallic and NonMetallic volumes mentions primary activity Nevada File card file in DeLaMare Reference especially helpful for citations from historic mining sources such as Mining and Scientific Press Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Publications through 1989DeLaMare Reference Desk Z6034 .

Mining districts of Nevada, NBMG Report 47, Rev.

The Goldsheet Mining Directory includes helpful web page of suggestions for tools to use to verify existence of minemining company andor

We regret that we do not have staff to search the references outlined below for you, but we will assist you in the library and suggest the tools you will want to use to research obsolete stock certificates Report of the State Mineralogist Perm Reserve QE A12 18661878 Between mining company information was reported in the Appendix to the Journals of the NV Senate and Assembly, found in the BGIC, Main Library, UNR Nevada State Inspector of Mines Report annual or biennial DeLaMare Library TN .

To help you in your search, the staff will need to know the mine name, state and county of activity and approximate dates of activity. The library staff is not able to determine if there is any value to stock DLM Ref HG4910 .M34 Nevada Mines, Mills and SmeltersRef TN24 N3 A33 1955 Names of mines of the Comstock. Helen Virginia Street, Reno NV State Archives, Carson City 7756843310 for pre1920 incorporation information NV Secretary of State 7756845708 for mine company incorporation information for mines active 1920s forward fee based service .

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This guide is updated annually. Even if you learn that certificate has no value, you find that the certificate itself has value as collectable. Fisher Manual of Valuable & Worthless Securities. ThePink Sheets will research your certificate for fee. Previous Page Modified since this comprehensive guide is good starting point for all research on old stock certificates. Published by the Pink Sheets LLC, this monthly publication summarizes all overthecounter and inactive listed stock offerings.

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The company have merged with another company or simply changed its name. This guide is updated annually. Fisher Manual of Valuable & Worthless Securities. You can learn how to obtain subscription to the manuals by calling 800 3673441. Home The company is named after the hobby of collecting old stock and bond certificates. But please note that the SEC cannot recommend or endorse any of these entities, their personnel, or their products or services. Published by For fee, Scripophily. com researches whether your stock or bond certificate has any value.

It also includes the recent prices of such securities, as they have appeared either in the national daily quotation services or in the leading daily newspapers and financial periodicals. Published by Published by Mergent Company, these manuals give brief summaries of companies histories, backgrounds, mergers and acquisitions, subsidiaries, principal plants, and properties. This listing, updated annually, contains directory of actively traded stocks and obsolete securities. Financial Stock Guide Service. National Stock Summary. Scripophily. com. These resources be found on the Internet, at public libraries, stock exchanges, or stockbrokers offices.