AT&T Inc (T)

[recinvestor]

inforthemoney2, the O/S is over 6 billion shares, so one would need to own over 300 million shares to be considered a 5% owner of the company.

It's hard to believe one would have stock certificates of this value just sitting in a shoe box in a basement, but you hear these kind of stories every now and again. If your calculations are correct, and converts to 160,000 shares, those stock certificates are worth upwards of $6 million.

Rec