 | Bre-X Minerals Ltd. Scarce Stock Certificate - Huge Canadian Gold Mining Fraud 
Beautifully engraved uncancelled certificate for 500 shares from the Bre-X Minerals Ltd. issued
in 1997. This historic document was printed by the American Banknote Company and has an
ornate border around it with a vignette of allegorical men by a globe and the company logo. This item has the printed signatures of the Company’s President and Secretary.
Certificate Vignette
The Bre-X Minerals Ltd. Company was involved in one of the largest stock swindles in history. Its Indonesian gold property which reportedly contained over 200 million ounces was proven fraudulent. The company touted Bre-X's properties in the Busang area of East Kalimantan, Indonesia, as holding the richest gold deposit ever discovered. In early May 1997, independent experts confirmed that, in fact, no gold exists at Busang. The stock was once valued at over $280 a share and in May 1997 became worthless. 500 shares would have been worth $140,000...
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