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how to find out if old shares are worth anything?

grantweb
by grantweb 26 July 2010  |  Comments 5 comments  |  Love Love  0 loves

hi i have some old shares that i have just found and was wondering what the simpliest was of finding out if they are worth anything.

they are paper share certificates.

is there a online service that maybe i can type in the certificate number? if dread that if i go to a bank and get them to do it the little money that they might be worth will end up in their pocket..i have done some googling but it is not clear exactly what i have to do.. any help would be greatly appreciated... thanks

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  • MikeGG1
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    MikeGG1 posted

    What is the company name, the date of the certificate, the nominal amount of the shares and the number of shares?

    Hopefully we can help.

    Mike

    Posted on 26 July 2010 | Love Love  0 loves Report
  • manzanilla
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    manzanilla posted

    we love a challenge ...

    Posted on 26 July 2010 | Love Love  0 loves Report
  • grantweb
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    grantweb posted

    Hi Guys

    Sorry for the delay had to wait to get back from work..

    yes they were left to me and are in my name..

    they are as follows:

    marconi - 55 ordinary shares - 2 feb 2000

    british aerospace - 7 pounds (7.45 per cent, unsecured capital amortising loan stock - 3 march 2000

    any info etc would be great.

    thanks

    Posted on 27 July 2010 | Love Love  0 loves Report
  • manzanilla
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    manzanilla posted

    Marconi - if the cert looks pretty, then frame it. Otherwise bin it. See this http://boards.fool.co.uk/Message.asp?mid=10477077&sort=whole#10477163

    British Aerospace - still going strong - but this is such a miniture holding (£7 correct???) that it is hardly worth chasing up on. I f you want to, then write to the registrars here http://bae-systems-investor-relations.production.investis.com/en/shareholder-information/registrars.aspx. Don't call the telephone number as the cost may exced the value of the shares :)

    Posted on 29 July 2010 | Love Love  1 love Report
  • grantweb
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    grantweb posted

    cool. thanks for the info..

    its actually quiet difficult to understand exactly how to go about doing this type of thing...but many thanks for your help.

    :-)

    Posted on 29 July 2010 | Love Love  0 loves Report

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