Scripophily is the practice of collecting antique shares, bonds, and other securities. The most valuable documents are usually the most beautiful, or those that have some historical significance because of the role the issuing company played in the economy. Sometimes those with distinctive errors are also especially valuable.
(scrip-af-il-ly), the hobby collecting of authentic old stock and bond certificates. The word resulted combining words from English and Greek. The word "scrip" represents an ownership right and the word "philos" means to love.
Collecting stock and bond certificates for their scarcity, rather than for their value as securities.
study and collecting of stock certificates, bonds and fiscal documents.
The collecting of antique stocks, bonds and other securities certificates.
A term coined in the mid-1970s to describe the hobby of collecting antique bonds, stocks and other financial instruments. Values are affected by beauty of the certificate and the issuer's role in world finance and economic development.
Scripophily is the study and collection of stocks and Bonds. A specialized field of numismatics, scripophily is an interesting area of collecting due to both the inherent beauty of some historical documents as well as the interesting historical context of each document. Some stock certificates are excellent examples of engraving.