vintage stock certificate letterpress printed with THE NAME OF A THING IS ENTIRELY EXTERNAL TO ITS NATURE vintage stock certificate letterpress printed with PRICE IS THE MONEY-NAME OF THE LABOR OBJECTIFIED IN A COMMODITY vintage stock certificate letterpress printed with PRICE CEASES ALTOGETHER TO EXPRESS VALUE DESPITE THE FACT THAT MONEY IS NOTHING BUT THE VALUE-FORM OF COMMODITIES
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A set of three broadsides, available individually or as a set. The price is pegged to the fluctuation of the Dow Jones Industrial, and is reset every Friday afternoon at market close, 4:30 pm EST. The price is currently $33.60 a share (one) or $89.60 a stake (all three).

The text is excerpted from Karl Marx's Capital, p.195-197, handset in lead & wood types, and letterpress printed on original vintage stock certificates.


2009, 8x11.75 in, 150 shares
To order
Send the current price per share or stake plus $3 for shipping via Paypal to emily-(at)-redcharming. If you prefer, you may pay by check; please email to make arrangements. Note that stock certificate company, color, and condition will vary.
Price history
DateDowShareStake
Sept 3+1.24$33.60$89.60
Aug 27+1.65$39.75$106.00
Aug 20-.56$6.60$17.60
Aug 13-.16$12.60$33.60
Aug 6-.20$12.00$32.00
July 30-.01$14.85$36.60
July 23+.99$29.85$79.60
July 16-2.52freefree
July 9+.58$23.70$63.20
July 2-.47$7.95$21.19
June 25-.09$13.65$36.40
June 18+.16$17.40$46.40
June 11+.38$20.70$55.20
June 4-3.2freefree
May 28-1.19freefree
May 21+1.25$33.75$90.00
May 14-1.51freefree
May 7-1.33freefree
Apr 30-1.42freefree
Apr 23+.63$24.45$65.20
Apr 16-1.13freefree
Apr 9+.64$24.60$65.60
Apr 2+.65$24.75$66.00
Mar 26+.08$16.20$43.20
Mar 19-.35$9.75$26.00
Mar 12+.12$16.80$44.80
Mar 5+1.17$32.55$86.80
Feb 26+.04$15.60$41.60
Feb 19+.09$16.35$43.60
Feb 12-.44$6.60$17.60
Feb 5+.10$16.50$44.00
Jan 29-.52$7.20$19.20
Jan 22-2.09freefree
Jan 15-.94$0.90$2.40
Jan 8+.11$16.65$44.40
Jan 1......market closed......
Dec 25......market closed......
Dec 18+.20$18.00$48.00
Dec 11+.63$24.45$73.35
Dec 4+.22$18.30$48.80
Nov 27-1.48freefree
Nov 20-.14$12.90$34.40
Nov 13+.72$29.67$79.12
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When the project is for sale in-person and the market is open, the price changes every half-hour. The following is the price history of June 5, 2009 at the Hybrid Book Fair in Philadelphia.
4:30+.15$17.25$46.00
4:00+.45$21.75$58.00
3:00+.25$18.75$50.00
2:30+.25$18.75$50.00
2:00+.48$22.20$59.20
1:30+.54$23.10$61.60
1:00IPO$15.00$40.00