Extremely rare and historic stock certificate for shares in the legendary Wall Street brokerage Gruntal Financial Corp! This stock not only shows a one-of-a-kind aerial view of the old World Trade Center aka the Twin Towers destroyed on 9/11 (unique in the annals of scripophily!) but the company itself was largely destroyed on that day - it had offices in the Twin Towers as well as at 1 Liberty Plaza right across the street!!

Our Wall Street history stand counted employees of Gruntal among our clients, some of whom were lost on 9/11. In fact, it was through their good graces that we were able to acquire any of these certs in the first place. One of Gruntal's most famous former traders, Steven A. Cohen, owns the NY METS!!

Excellent clean and crisp condition but may have light pen marks. Please email for availability of a mega rare cert without any pen marks. Extremely rare on today's scripophily market with no others on eBay. Collector Value $100. SAVE 82%!!!!!!!!!!!!!....
while you still can! Drastically limited supply - don't let history pass you by!

Bearer and share amount may vary.  All are dated pre-9/11/2001. Signed by Albert Hartig as Secretary or President.

Gruntal & Co.
Company typeAcquired
IndustryFinancial services
PredecessorSternberger & Fuld
Sternberger, Fuld & Sinn
Gruntal, Lilienthal & Co.
Founded1880
Defunct2002
FateAcquired in 2002 by Ryan Beck & Co.
SuccessorStifel Financial (after 2007 acquisition of Ryan Beck
HeadquartersNew York City, United States
Key people
Benedict H. Gruntal, Morris Hartig, Albert Hartig
ProductsInvestment banking
Number of employees
700+

Gruntal & Co. was a boutique investment banking and brokerage firm based in New York City. Prior to its acquisition in 2002, the firm was among the oldest independent investment banking houses in the U.S. The firm was founded as Sternberger & Fuld in 1880 by Maurice Sternberger, who partnered Ludwig Fuld. Sternberger bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange in 1881 for $20,000. They were joined in 1884 by a third partner, Samuel Sinn, and the firm became Sternberger, Fuld & Sinn, with an office at 52 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.

Gruntal's brokerage business included more than 620 account executives across more than 30 locations throughout the U.S. The firm managed in excess of $19 billion of assets on behalf of its clients through its private client wealth management business. Additionally, the firm had a well-regarded investment banking, equity research as well as sales and trading operations.

Gruntal, which was headquartered in New York City was a member of the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers.

In 2002, Ryan Beck, a New Jersey-based investment banking firm, announced the acquisition of the bulk of the operations Gruntal. Following the acquisition, the Gruntal name which had been used since the early 1900s was retired. The firm, which had already been struggling to compete with the bulge bracket investment banks suffered the temporary loss of its headquarters after the September 11 attacks. The firm was located at 1 Liberty Plaza, across the street from the World Trade Center. Gruntal had already been eliminating certain businesses, including its corporate bond trading department in July 2001. In 2007, Ryan Beck & Co. was sold to Stifel Financial.

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