Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co Specimen Stock Certificate - Chewing Gum

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Vintage Stock Certificate

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This rare Wrigley Specimen Stock Certificate is stamped "Last Specimen Return to Files Promptly" on the top right. The iconic chewing gum company was founded in Chicago by William Wrigley Jr. in 1891. This Wrigley Stock Certificate was issued in 1994 and feature William Wrigley as President. Wrigley was acquired by Mars in 2008. They are the largest producer of chewing gum in the world. The vignette features a Latin America Native with a parrot as well as a industrial scene from Chicago including the famous Wrigley Building on Michigan Avenue on the Magnificent Mile.

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.