Searching info / values on a stock certificate from 1944 and 1945?

Question

The certificate is titled "fruit distributors, inc. I cant find anyting on google or security's exchange commision web sites. Does any one know the history if this certificate has value. it was 100 par value per share in 1944. please help. I have 16 shares.

Answer 1

Here is a link to the SEC page suggesting how to determine the value of an old certificate.

http://sec.gov/answers/oldcer.htm