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American Cotton Oil Co. 1911 Specimen Bond, Part of the Original Dow Jones Industrial Average

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 350.00 USD
American Cotton Oil Co. 1911 Specimen Bond, Part of the Original Dow Jones Industrial Average
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New Jersey, 1911. $1000 Specimen 5% Gold Coupon Bond, Black text with brown border and undertint, Allegorical scene of farmers picking cotton on a farm at top. Red specimen overprints, "00000" serial numbers, POC's, VF condition, printed by ABNC. In 1884 the American Cotton Oil Trust was formed, and in 1889 its name was changed to the American Cotton Oil Company. It was founded to trade in cotton seeds and cottonseed oil. The original Dow Jones Industrial Average, or DJIA consisted of 12 stocks including American Cotton Oil Company, which eventually became a part of Best Foods. Possibly one of the first example of a Dow Jones Industrial Average certificate predecessor company certificates. Unique in archive. HBNC. XF.