expert on old stock certificates

[Prof Steven P Hill]

Dear colleagues & Prof Andrew:

Traditionally the leading expert in determining the value of old stock 
certificates has been R. M. SMYTHE & CO. of New York.  Supposedly 
experts at Smythe can research the value (or lack of value) of such
 financial documents, as well or better than any other firm can do it.  
I've heard that they do charge a fee for their services. Here is Smythe's 
web-site, which displays contact information:

http://www.smytheonline.com/home/index.php

Best wishes to all,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois (USA).

P.S.  Evidently in the UK they use the term "share certificates" 
analogously to the US term "stock certificates."
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Date: Fri 1 Jun 01:00:49 CDT 2007
From:  <LISTSERV at BAMA.UA.EDU> 
Subject: Re: GETPOST SEELANGS 
To: "Steven P. Hill" <s-hill4 at UIUC.EDU> 

Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 10:01:17 +0100
From: Joe Andrew <j.m.andrew at LANG.KEELE.AC.UK> 
Subject: Share Certificates 

Dear SEELANGERS
I have received from an aunt some share certificates for 'Russo-Asiatic 
Consolidated Limited' issued to my grandfather in Glasgow in 1941.

Does anyone know whether these would be of any value, either in terms of 
their actual value, or as historical documents; or where I could find this 
out?

Best
Joe Andrew
j.m.andrew at lang.keele.ac.uk

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Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 04:21:52 -0700
From: Olga Meerson <meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU> 
Subject: Re: Share Certificates 

Of historical value, definitely, perhaps immense.
o.m.
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