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Auction: 16017 - Bonds and Share Certificates of the World
Lot: 857

Jay Gould: Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co., 100 Shares of $100 each, 1880, #B10572, signed as President, cattle in centre, green and black, glue residue at left, cancelled, very fine.

Jason "Jay" Gould (1836-1892) was a legendary railroad developer and speculator. As "Mephisto of Wallstreet" he played a central role in many stock manipulations as the "Erie War" or the attempt to corner the Gold market, known as "Black Friday". Gould gained control of the Union Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway and of the Western Union telegraph company. He is considered the archetypal of the robber baron. His success as financier made him the ninth richest U.S. citizen in history.

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