1915 Panama - California Exposition Capital Stock Certificate RARE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:868457 | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Very rare 2 1/2 (two & one half shares) number 3122 of 1915 Panama-California Exposition Capital Stock Certificate. We received this tucked away in a donation box of various items & books. We have had a rough time finding out much details about these share certificates. All that we could really confirm is that D.K. Adams, the owner of these share certificates, was a local politician at that time. The last one like this sold for over $400. We will begin this auction a...t $100 All proceeds of this auction goes towards our non-profit animal rescue & advocacy organization, Leave No Tail Behind. Please review photos & condition description before bidding. Thank you for viewing & Happy Bidding.
***UPDATE****A BIT OF LOCAL SAN DIEGO HISTORY:"D.K. ADAMS" IS "DANIEL K. ADAMS, " A LOCAL POLITICIANMR. ADAMS, WAS A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM 1907-1911 , AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO FROM 1911-1915; A LOCALLY RENOWN ANTIQUE ROW, "ADAMS AVE.", IS HIS NAMESAKE.I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO MR. ADAMS, OR WHY HE NEVER TURNED IN OR REDEEMED HIS SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK. IT SEEMS THAT A LARGE PORTION OF THE $1, 000, 000 IN CAPITAL RAISED WAS GIVEN OVER TO THE CITY AS A GESTURE OF PHILANTHROPY BY THE STOCK HOLDERS DURING TWO WELL PUBLICIZED CAMPAIGNS. BUT THESE SHARES WERE NOT.OTHER STOCK CERTIFICATES LIKE THIS HAVE SOLD FOR OVER $459 & AS MUCH AS $800.
***UPDATE****A BIT OF LOCAL SAN DIEGO HISTORY:"D.K. ADAMS" IS "DANIEL K. ADAMS, " A LOCAL POLITICIANMR. ADAMS, WAS A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM 1907-1911 , AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO FROM 1911-1915; A LOCALLY RENOWN ANTIQUE ROW, "ADAMS AVE.", IS HIS NAMESAKE.I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO MR. ADAMS, OR WHY HE NEVER TURNED IN OR REDEEMED HIS SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK. IT SEEMS THAT A LARGE PORTION OF THE $1, 000, 000 IN CAPITAL RAISED WAS GIVEN OVER TO THE CITY AS A GESTURE OF PHILANTHROPY BY THE STOCK HOLDERS DURING TWO WELL PUBLICIZED CAMPAIGNS. BUT THESE SHARES WERE NOT.OTHER STOCK CERTIFICATES LIKE THIS HAVE SOLD FOR OVER $459 & AS MUCH AS $800.
