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How to Research an Old Stock Certificate
1. Websites
2. Researching old stock certificates in the UNT Libraries
Websites: researching old stock certificates
OldCompany.com
http://www.oldcompany.com/
Prudential American Securities Pricing
http://www.securities-pricing.com/
Scripophily.com http://www.scripophily.com/
SEC.gov -- Old Stock Certificates
http://www.sec.gov/answers/oldcer.htm
An old stock or bond certificate may still be valuable even if it no longer trades under the name printed on the certificate. The company may have merged with another company or simply changed its name. You can use the resources on this site if an old stock or bond certificate has value. Even if you learn that a certificate has no value, you may find that the certificate itself has value as a collectable.
What to do with an old stock certificate (Enoch Pratt Free Library)
http://www.prattlibrary.org/locations/bst/index.aspx?id=3030&mark=old+stock+certificate
This site covers getting started, company histories, corporate records, what is Scripophily, and fee-based services.
Researching old stock certificates in the UNT Libraries:
Security owner's stock guide (Standard and Poor's Corporation) HG4915 .S67
CURRENT UNBOUND ISSUES IN WILLIS 1ST FL GEN REFERENCE; for bound copies, click this link to the UNT Libraries' Online Catalog to get a complete list of years and locations.
Moody's industrial manual [microform].
Moody's Investors Service. UNT Library Has MICROFICHE: 1954-2000
Click this link to the UNT Libaries' Online Catalog to get a complete list of years and locations.
The Value line investment survey.
UNT Library Microforms Department has on Microfiche in WILLIS LOWER LEVEL the years 1980-current.
The Microfilms Department, WILLIS LOWER LEVEL, also has v.24(1969)-v.35(1979), CALL NUMBER: Film J1128.
Remote Storage has the years 1966 - 1982. For a complete list of years and locations, please click this link to the UNT Libraries' Online Catalog.
Standard & Poor's register of corporations, directors and executives. Standard & Poor's Corp., c1973-
The current edition is located in Willis Library General Reference Desk and at the UNT Dallas Library.
The Previous editions start in 1973. For a complete list of years and locations, click this link to the UNT Libraries' Online Catalog.
Predicasts F & S index of corporate change 1979-1992.
UNT Libraries has in REMOTE STORAGE: v.15(1979)-v.28(1992).
Click this link to the UNT Libraries Online Catalog for a complete list of years and locations.
Walker's manual of unlisted stocks, 1996 - current.
The latest edition is in Willis Library GENERAL REFERENCE, call number HG4501 .W26. For a complete list of years and locations, click this link to the UNT Libraries' Online Catalog.
