Argonaut Mill and Mining Co. - 1880 dated Stock Certificate
Inv# MS1800 Stock
Stock printed on pink paper by Britton & Rey, S.F. Smaller sized stock measures 9 1/2" x 4". Big sailboat vignette! San Francisco, California.
The Argonauts (/???r??n??t/; Ancient Greek: ??????????, Argonautai, 'Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Argo, named after its builder, Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area.
A stock certificate is issued by businesses, usually companies. A stock is part of the permanent finance of a business. Normally, they are never repaid, and the investor can recover his/her money only by selling to another investor. Most stocks, or also called shares, earn dividends, at the business's discretion, depending on how well it has traded. A stockholder or shareholder is a part-owner of the business that issued the stock certificates.
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