Mike asked the first question.

"You take care of physical securities?"

"Yes. Some of our customers have their securities in physical form, so we keep them here in the vault."

"They just put them in here, like a safety deposit box?"

"No, sir. Not exactly. The securities are deposited in the customer's account sort of like they were money, and when there are coupon or dividend payments we collect them. We perform other services as well, like when a bond matures, we make sure the principal is received and the customer gets it credited."

"Hm, I see. Okay. Well, tell me, have you ever seen anything like this?"

Mike handed Steve the copy of the certificate.