what is the olderst stock that is still actively traded today?

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the other thread about the Canadian friend and the old stock certifate he found prompted me to ask this question. What is the oldest US stock still traded today, and supposed you inherited a certificate from your great great grand father saying you have X number of shares, where would you go to cash these in? do a bank? broker? how would they verify the authenticity of this document?

Does anyone still print stock certificates these days? supposed I wanted to buy 1 share of AAPL but get it on paper form, not in some virtual account at some online broker, and frame it and put it in my office, where would I get one of these?

Thanks

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The Bank of New York

This financial services company was founded in 1784 by Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of America. It was the first company to be publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. In 2007, the Bank of New York merged with Mellon Financial to become Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK). Over the last 40 years, this company’s stock grew nearly 2000% in value, but like all financial institutions, it took a hard hit during the recession. In July 2000, the company’s stock reached its peak trading price, at just under $63.

http://amigobulls.com/articles/the-oldes...ng-on-nyse

Kongo Gumi

Although they have now ceased trading, no piece about historical firms would be complete without at least mentioning the Japanese temple builder Kongo Gumi. This business had been trading for 14 centuries and was, until 2006, the world's oldest continuously operating family business.

One of the secrets of Kongo Gumi's 1,428 year run was its flexibility. For example, when the temple building business suffered during World War II, the company responded and switched to building coffins.

Kongo Gumi's success also suggests that it's a good idea to operate in a stable industry. Few industries could be less volatile than Buddhist temple construction - where the belief system has survived for thousands of years and has many millions of followers.

Unfortunately, even these factors could not protect this historic firm from the downturn in Japan's economy. When the company's borrowings had ballooned to $343 million in 2006, the firm was acquired by Takamatsu, a large Japanese construction company, and Kongo Gumi was absorbed into a subsidiary.

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buy a single share: http://www.giveashare.com/

[Paul F.]

Dunno about some of it..

If you were looking to buy a single share of stock, best bet is specialty companies like giveashare.com or oneshare.com... You buy a share and they have it printed and registered with the company in your name - and you own it... Suitable for framing.

UNFORTUNATELY... Some companies have stopped issueing actual stock certificates, and Apple is one of them... Just a few years ago, they stopped issueing phyical shares. Until then, you could buy a single share on oneshare.com.

I gave one of my neices a single framed share of Disney, and the other neice a share of Hershey... They both get shareholder reports, and dividends. Well, I don't remember if Disney pays dividends or not.. Hershey does.

Stockbrokers CAN request physical stock certificates, but most won't.. It's a pain in their ass.
If you have a good one, and want to give some shares on certificates as gifts, and you have a broker that are chummy with... See what he can do in exchange for a bottle of whatever he drinks (for the trouble) and whatever fees there are. Oneshare (et al) may be more practical though...

[Paul F.]

It seems that Oneshare no longer exists... Or is having DNS issues...

[NewtonMP2100]

...chicken stock....sometimes beef stock.........

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Chicken?

[GGD]

I recall that single share certificates of Playboy stock were quite popular, I think people got them to admire the wording or something like that.

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GGD wrote:
I recall that single share certificates of Playboy stock were quite popular, I think people got them to admire the wording or something like that.

Strictly to read the articles! "the" "a" "an"

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Any idea what their Uncommon Stock certificates looked like?....er....read like?

GGD wrote:
I recall that single share certificates of Playboy stock were quite popular, I think people got them to admire the wording or something like that.