Merck & Co., Inc. Specimen Stock Certificate

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Product Code: SPEC29

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This rare Merck & Co., Inc. Specimen Stock Certificate was printed in 1989. Merck dates back to 1891 as the U.S. subsidiary of the German company Merek which was founded in 1668. During WWI, Merck was expropriated by the U.S. became a stand-alone American company in 1917. They are now one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

About Specimens:
Specimen stock certificates are certificates that were archived by printers and the company as perfect examples of the company’s stock issue. Specimen’s can be identified by their “specimen” stamp, stamped holes spelling “specimen”, or they are often issued with a serial number of a series of zeros. Often, they are also issued with no serial number at all. Specimens can also represent a design that was never issued. All of these attributes make the specimen stock certificate rarer than the issued version of the share. Many enthusiasts collect specimens as a whole new category of Scripophily.