🦅 American Bank Note common stock – orange issue

This vintage American Bank Note Company stock certificate is a bold orange‑bordered common issue from the 1920s–1960s, with their classic eagle vignette and a big “COMMON” across the center. The orange ink really pops on the wall and plays nicely with your green and brown ABN pieces.

🏛️ Famous printer behind money & stocks

Founded in New York in 1795, American Bank Note printed banknotes, postage stamps, stock certificates, bonds, and traveler’s checks for clients around the world. Their own stock is a classic slice of Wall Street history from the company that literally printed everyone else’s money.

📄 Details

• Original American Bank Note Company common stock certificate (not a reproduction)

• Era: design and dated examples run roughly 1920s–1960s (many are 1930s–40s)

• Color: rich orange border with black engraved text and eagle vignette

• Denomination: 100‑share style common layout

• Size: about 12" x 8"

• Condition: vintage office‑used certificate with strong color. Circulated stocks can show normal financial handling such as ink stamps, hole or punch cancellations, hand‑written notations, and occasional documents or stubs attached—evidence of the original transaction, not damage.

🖼️ Display ideas

• Frame for an office, library, or trading desk

• Hang with the green and brown ABN certificates as a three‑color Wall Street set

• Mix into a gallery wall with railroad, bank, or industrial stocks

The orange common is a great way to add a warmer, more graphic pop of color while still getting all the fine engraving ABN is famous for.