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Steve Koterski
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:01 pm Post subject:
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This is just barely on-topic for this newsgroup. After I get the information I
am seeking, I /will/ be tracking it in Quicken.
I have in my possession two old stock certificates. They are for shares in a
company I worked for some years ago. One certificate is dated November of 1993
and the other April of 1994. Unfortunately, my recordkeeping practices of that
time were ... um ... poor. So I have no record of the price paid for these
shares.
Is there any online resource through which I could check the share price of a
stock on a particular past date? The resources I typically frequent don't allow
for specifying a query date. They just give the current price of a stock or
mutual fund.
If I cannot determine the cost basis and wish to sell these shares, what is the
cost basis I would use for tax purposes?
While I don't know the exact price at which these shares were purchased, I do
seem to remember that one lot was purchased at between $35 and $39 per share.
The other lot was somewhere around $27. This is, of course, sad considering that
this particular stock now rarely sells for more than $6 a share. So if I do
sell, it would be for a loss. But at least if I have the actual cost basis, I
could use this sale to my advantage: 1) get rid of worthless stocks and 2) help
reduce the year's tax burden.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
--
Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
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JM
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:12 pm Post subject:
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Steve Koterski wrote:
| Quote: | This is just barely on-topic for this newsgroup. After I get the information I
am seeking, I /will/ be tracking it in Quicken.
I have in my possession two old stock certificates. They are for shares in a
company I worked for some years ago. One certificate is dated November of 1993
and the other April of 1994. Unfortunately, my recordkeeping practices of that
time were ... um ... poor. So I have no record of the price paid for these
shares.
Is there any online resource through which I could check the share price of a
stock on a particular past date? The resources I typically frequent don't allow
for specifying a query date. They just give the current price of a stock or
mutual fund.
If I cannot determine the cost basis and wish to sell these shares, what is the
cost basis I would use for tax purposes?
While I don't know the exact price at which these shares were purchased, I do
seem to remember that one lot was purchased at between $35 and $39 per share.
The other lot was somewhere around $27. This is, of course, sad considering that
this particular stock now rarely sells for more than $6 a share. So if I do
sell, it would be for a loss. But at least if I have the actual cost basis, I
could use this sale to my advantage: 1) get rid of worthless stocks and 2) help
reduce the year's tax burden.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
--
Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
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Have you checked Yahoo-Finance? They have historical prices back quite
a few years. |
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Steve Koterski
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject:
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On 11 Nov 2005 09:12:50 -0800, "JM" <zado_38@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Steve Koterski wrote:
This is just barely on-topic for this newsgroup. After I get the information I
am seeking, I /will/ be tracking it in Quicken.
I have in my possession two old stock certificates. They are for shares in a
company I worked for some years ago. One certificate is dated November of 1993
and the other April of 1994. Unfortunately, my recordkeeping practices of that
time were ... um ... poor. So I have no record of the price paid for these
shares.
Is there any online resource through which I could check the share price of a
stock on a particular past date? The resources I typically frequent don't allow
for specifying a query date. They just give the current price of a stock or
mutual fund.
If I cannot determine the cost basis and wish to sell these shares, what is the
cost basis I would use for tax purposes?
While I don't know the exact price at which these shares were purchased, I do
seem to remember that one lot was purchased at between $35 and $39 per share.
The other lot was somewhere around $27. This is, of course, sad considering that
this particular stock now rarely sells for more than $6 a share. So if I do
sell, it would be for a loss. But at least if I have the actual cost basis, I
could use this sale to my advantage: 1) get rid of worthless stocks and 2) help
reduce the year's tax burden.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
--
Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Have you checked Yahoo-Finance? They have historical prices back quite
a few years.
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Thanks.
Wow! You're fast. You posted a reply a mere 18 minutes after my original
posting.
I am not familiar with Yahoo. Do you have a URL to the entry point? In the
meantime, I will poke around to try and find it myself.
--
Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
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Steve Koterski
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Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:24 pm Post subject:
Re: OT: How to get data on old stock certificates |
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:22:16 -0500, Steve Koterski
<REMOVEMEskoterski@earthlink.net> wrote:
| Quote: | On 11 Nov 2005 09:12:50 -0800, "JM" <zado_38@yahoo.com> wrote:
Steve Koterski wrote:
This is just barely on-topic for this newsgroup. After I get the information I
am seeking, I /will/ be tracking it in Quicken.
I have in my possession two old stock certificates. They are for shares in a
company I worked for some years ago. One certificate is dated November of 1993
and the other April of 1994. Unfortunately, my recordkeeping practices of that
time were ... um ... poor. So I have no record of the price paid for these
shares.
Is there any online resource through which I could check the share price of a
stock on a particular past date? The resources I typically frequent don't allow
for specifying a query date. They just give the current price of a stock or
mutual fund.
If I cannot determine the cost basis and wish to sell these shares, what is the
cost basis I would use for tax purposes?
While I don't know the exact price at which these shares were purchased, I do
seem to remember that one lot was purchased at between $35 and $39 per share.
The other lot was somewhere around $27. This is, of course, sad considering that
this particular stock now rarely sells for more than $6 a share. So if I do
sell, it would be for a loss. But at least if I have the actual cost basis, I
could use this sale to my advantage: 1) get rid of worthless stocks and 2) help
reduce the year's tax burden.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
--
Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Have you checked Yahoo-Finance? They have historical prices back quite
a few years.
Thanks.
Wow! You're fast. You posted a reply a mere 18 minutes after my original
posting.
I am not familiar with Yahoo. Do you have a URL to the entry point? In the
meantime, I will poke around to try and find it myself.
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Oh, that's hilarious. The URL is...
http://finance.yahoo.com/
How much more obvious can you get? I found it by a search on Google with the
query...
yahoo finance
Gotta love technology.
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Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
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Al Reeve
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject:
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"JM" <zado_38@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1131729170.085502.97360@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
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Steve Koterski wrote:
This is just barely on-topic for this newsgroup. After I get the
information I
am seeking, I /will/ be tracking it in Quicken.
I have in my possession two old stock certificates. They are for shares
in a
company I worked for some years ago. One certificate is dated November of
1993
and the other April of 1994. Unfortunately, my recordkeeping practices of
that
time were ... um ... poor. So I have no record of the price paid for
these
shares.
Is there any online resource through which I could check the share price
of a
stock on a particular past date? The resources I typically frequent don't
allow
for specifying a query date. They just give the current price of a stock
or
mutual fund.
If I cannot determine the cost basis and wish to sell these shares, what
is the
cost basis I would use for tax purposes?
While I don't know the exact price at which these shares were purchased,
I do
seem to remember that one lot was purchased at between $35 and $39 per
share.
The other lot was somewhere around $27. This is, of course, sad
considering that
this particular stock now rarely sells for more than $6 a share. So if I
do
sell, it would be for a loss. But at least if I have the actual cost
basis, I
could use this sale to my advantage: 1) get rid of worthless stocks and
2) help
reduce the year's tax burden.
Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
--
Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to
yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act
accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Have you checked Yahoo-Finance? They have historical prices back quite
a few years.
If Yahoo can't help, try looking for a website for the company itself. Some |
of them run a substantial amount of information for investors, usually under
a "Shareholder facilities" or some such. |
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danbrown
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject:
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Have you tried contacting the brokerage firm to see what info they can
provide?
Even if they've been acquired, the successor firm would have records.
OR, if you bought directly from your former employer, their HR/Payroll
departments might still have records.
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Steve Koterski
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Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject:
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On 12 Nov 2005 08:21:35 -0800, "danbrown" <db37215@yahoo.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Have you tried contacting the brokerage firm to see what info they can
provide?
Even if they've been acquired, the successor firm would have records.
OR, if you bought directly from your former employer, their HR/Payroll
departments might still have records.
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Thanks for the additional suggestions. I have already gotten the information I
needed from the Yahoo site, per the first respondents suggestion.
The shares were purchased directly from the company, through their Stock
Purchase Plan. Maybe the company still has that data, maybe not. They have had
so many lay-offs over the years (one of the reasons I quit) that the people
there then are probably gone. It wouldn't surprise me if the data were long
lost.
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Steve Koterski
Atlanta, Georgia
"Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask
yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you and act accordingly."
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
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