Dot Com BuBBle Stock Certificates By Bob.com Kerstein, CEO Scripophily.com © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Background history from Wikipedia and OldCompany.com. Dot Com Boom and Bust The dot-com bubble (also referred to as the dot-com boom, the Internet bubble, the dot-com collapse, and the information technology bubble) was a historic speculative bubble covering roughly 1997–2000 (with a climax on March 10, 2000, with the NASDAQ peaking at 5,132.52 in intraday trading before closing at 5,048.62) during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the Internet sector and related fields. While the latter part was a boom and bust cycle, the Internet boom is sometimes meant to refer to the steady commercial growth of the Internet with the advent of the World Wide Web, as exemplified by the first release of the Mosaic web browser in 1993, and continuing through the 1990s. The period was marked by the founding (and, in many cases, spectacular failure) of several new Internet-based companies commonly referred to as dot-coms. Companies could cause their stock prices to increase by simply adding an “e-” prefix to their name or a “.com” to the end, which one author called “prefix investing.” A combination of rapidly increasing stock prices, market confidence that the companies would turn future profits, individual speculation in stocks, and widely available venture capital created an environment in which many investors were willing to overlook traditional metrics, such as P/E ratio, in favor of basing confidence on technological advancements. The collapse of the bubble took place during 1999–2001. Some companies, failed completely. Others lost a large portion of their market capitalization but remained stable and profitable, e.g., Cisco, whose stock declined by 86%. Some later recovered and surpassed their dot-com-bubble peaks, e.g., eBay.com, and Amazon.com whose stock went from 107 to 7 dollars per share, but a decade later exceeded 500. Background history from Wikipedia and OldCompany.com. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Monster.com (TMP Worldwide) with Famous Logo as Vignette Engraved certificate from the TMP Worldwide. This historic document was printed by the Security-Columbian United States Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the Monster.com logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s Chairman of the Board and President and Secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

MotherNature.com (Mother Nature went out of Business) Engraved certificate from the MotherNature.com. This historic document was printed by the Security Columbian United States Banknote Corporation and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President ( Michael Barach ) and Treasurer. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Napster, Inc. Engraved certificate from the Napster, Inc.. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the Napster logo. This item has the signatures of the Company’s President and Secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Network Solutions (original domain name registrar ) - Delaware 1999 Beautiful engraved specimen certificate from the Network Solutions dated in 1999. This historic document was printed by American Bank Note Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company's President and Secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Palm, Inc. - RARE Specimen ( Makers of the Pre and Pixi, Treo and Centro smartphones, PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm V, Palm VII, Zire and Tungsten.)- Delaware Engraved specimen certificate from Palm, Inc. . This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the Company's logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Paypal - Acquired by EBAY Beautifully engraved SCARCE Certificate from the Paypal . This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company's logo. This item has the printed signatures of the company's officers ( Peter A. Thiel as CEO ). © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Prodigy Communications Corporation Stock Certificate Engraved certificate from the Prodigy Communications Corporation issued in 2001. This historic document was printed by the Security-Columbian Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the Prodigy Communications Corporation company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Salon.com Beautifully engraved certificate from the Salon.com issued in 2001. This historic document was printed by the Thomas De La Rue Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company's logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Michael O'Donnell. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Sirius Satelite Radio Stock Certificate ( Pre Merger with XM) - Car Radio via Satellite Beautifully engraved certificate from the Sirius Satelite Radio. This historic document was printed by the Security - Columbian United States Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ( David Margolese). © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Webvan.com - Bankrupt Dot Com brought home the bacon Engraved certificate from Webvan.com . This historic document was printed by the Security-Columbian Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company's logo, a bag of groceries and the company's name. This item has the printed signatures of the company’s chairman and secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Webhire, Inc. Engraved certificate from the Webhire, Inc. This historic document was printed by the Banknote Corporation of America and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President ( Marty Fahey ) and Secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

VeriSign ( Network Solutions Dot Com Domain Name Registry ) Engraved Certificate from VeriSign . This historic document was printed by the United States Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company's logo. This item has the printed signatures of the company's officers. The company's stock reached over $240 a Share in March 2000. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Tickets.com Engraved certificate from the Tickets.com. This historic document was printed by the Security-Columbian United States Banknote Corporation and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President and Secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

SmarterKids.com Engraved SCARCE certificate from the SmarterKids.com. This historic document was printed by the Security - Columbian United States Banknote Corporation and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President ( David Blohm ). © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Red Hat, Inc - Microsoft Windows Operating System Competitor Engraved certificate from the Red Hat, Inc . This historic document was printed by the Security Columbian Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company's Red Hat logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President and Secretary. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

Real Networks -RealJukebox and RealPlayer software company Engraved certificate from the Real Networks issued in 2002. This historic document was printed by the Security-Columbian Banknote Company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President and Senior Vice President. © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org

McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. ( Craig McCaw's Early Cellular Company )- Delaware Beautifully engraved RARE Specimen 12.95% Debenture Certificate from McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. dated 1987. This historic document was printed by the Security-Columbian United States Banknote Corporation and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the Company's logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President and CFO. This item is over 29 years old © 2016 All Rights Reserved – American Stock and Bond Collectors Association LLC – ASBCA- ScripophilyUSA.org