An old share pays no dividend anymore. Its price is the print, the signature, the vignette, and the condition of the paper. Folded in a box in the attic, it turns brown. In the overview Security for collectors it sits with paper, not with cash.

What breaks without a thief

Light, damp, acid, adhesive tape, paper clips with rust. You store flat and dark. A coupon that belongs to the sheet stays with the sheet, otherwise you have two half pieces. Ink from stamps can bleed if the folder gets damp.

When someone comes

A binder on the shelf is light. The offender often takes it for waste paper and leaves it, or takes it along because it looks very much like a binder. Your loss comes in both cases, once water or the mess joins in. Valuable sheets go in the document cabinet.

The folder

Catalog number, face value, denomination, whether the coupon is complete, purchase proof. A scan of front and back outside the apartment. The policy needs the collector price, not the printed face value from 1910.