Category Archives: Certificates

Stock certificates can be a tangible bit of history for a company or an industry or to commemorate a major event. Take the current economic situation, for example. There are lots of companies that have made the news recently and that will never issue stock certificates again. That sudden ending of supply usually gets collectors’ attention. What about a specimen Bear Sterns stock certificate?......

Rare Silver Certificates worth collecting. . . Many silver certificates are worth merely a small premium over their actual nominal value. For instance, the most common 1935 and 1957 certificates would sell for $1.25 to $1.50 in ordinary circulated condition. A bill of this type in uncirculated condition would bring in a little more, maybe $2.00 to $4.00. Many collectors purchase silver cert......

Scripophily is the collecting of antique bonds and stock certificates. Enthusiasts vary widely in how they take care of their documents. Some actually just stack them together in a folder or drawer (cringe). Others treat them like the irreplaceable historical artifacts and works of art they really are. If you spend time and money acquiring collectible certificates, you should know how to c......

In California where I live, there are different types of marriage certificates. There is the usual public marriage certificate, where your marriage is a part of the public record. In California, they also have a Confidential Marriage Certificate. The confidential marriage certificate is not part of the public record. This law probably originated because of all the rotisserie marriages betwee......

Gift certificate proves to be the perfect choice for special occasions like birthdays, marriages, anniversaries, etc. Gift certificates let the person decide where he would like to spend his money. Gift certificate companies have a tie up with hundreds of companies like sports stores, theatres, clothing stores, etc. hence gift certificates offers hundreds of options to the person. Gift certi......

Here are some mistakes that can lower your rate of return in your tax lien or tax deed portfolio. These are mistakes that I, or one of my clients, or another investor that I know, has made in the process of investing of tax liens or tax deeds. I’m sharing them with you so that you do not make the same mistakes that we did when we were just beginning to invest in tax lien certificates a......

Some real estate gurus make tax lien investing sound like it’s a sure thing. That you’re guaranteed to make huge interest rates and that it’s “government guaranteed”. Unfortunately for you, they leave out a few facts and are stretching the truth quite a bit. First you have to understand that tax sales are auctions and in most state those extremely high interest......

Birth certificates are one of the primary ways of establishing identity and are necessary for obtaining passports, drivers licenses, and much more. These documents are known as vital records and include information such as the birth name, the date and time of birth, the sex of the child, the place and or location of birth, the names and occupations of the parents of the child, the birth wei......

Wanting to set aside a birth certificate as something to treasure and cherish is not unusual. After all, what better way to celebrate the birth of a child than by preserving the certificate of that birth? If you are considering scrapbooking birth certificates, there are some tips and tricks we can give you here, and some things to keep in mind when dealing with an official document as well......

A digital certificate means electronic documents issued by a Certification Authority. The digital certificate contains information about who the certificate was issued to, as well as the certifying authority that issued it. These certificates can be issued by trusted parties called Certificate Authority (CA).In a simple way ,it can be said that it is just like an electronic ID card in which ......