Expert: Steven Taylor - 4/21/2009

Question
I have a certificate in the amount of 10 shares of the capital stock of The National Potash Corporation, Ltd., Toronto, Canada - issued in 1919.  Is there any value here?  Thank you kindly.

Answer
I don't have any information on the Company, as 1919 predates most of the information I have available. However, very few Canadian natural resource companies survived the Great Depression and/or the economic restrictions of World War II. You could try taking the certificate to a broker and see what they can find. However, most certificates of that era only have value as art to collectors of stock certificates.