<prompt> Human: Had a financial advisor submit the share certificates to Computershare, which handles shares for McDonalds. Computershare said they had been escheated in 2010 and confiscated the certificates. Their call centre isnt open until Monday so I cant find out anything further.Ive never heard of escheated, but looked it up, and it seems that Computershare must have decided that Im missing or dead, and turned my shares over to the state, who probably sold them for cash. WTF. From what Ive read, I may be able to apply to get the property back as cash, but likely only at the value at the time of escheatment, which is about 30 lower than the current share price.Anyone have experience with this? I have not been missing or dead obviously, so how could this happen?  <response>: If your financial advisor does not know what escheatment is, get a new financial advisor - please. 