The Curtiss Candy Company Specimen Stock Certificate

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The Curtiss Candy Co Specimen Stock Certificate - RARE - Baby Ruth & Butterfinger

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Product Code: SPEC25

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This Curtiss Candy Company Specimen Stock Certificate is a rare find. The Curtiss Candy Company was founded in 1916 by Otto Schnering near Chicago. He named it "Curtiss" due to anti-German sentiment during the war and wanted a name that sounded more American. Their first product was a candy bar called Kandy Kake which was later renamed Baby Ruth in 1920. Then came the Butterfinger in 1926. Today they are owned by Nestle.

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.