<prompt> Human: TL;DR: My grandmother and I found a securities receipt in a box of old papers, which says she bought 500 shares at 1 each of Eastern Empire Corporation Stock in October of 1966. She is curious to know howif she can reclaimsell this stock for money. If so, how?___This is my first time posting in personal finance, so I apologize if this is the wrong sub for this post.Anyway, I was over my grandmothers house visiting during this past weekend. We got to talking about how I just recently picked up day-trading as a hobby to make some extra cash. Making small talk, I asked her if she has every bought stock wholly expecting her to say no. Surprisingly, she tells me that in the mid-1960s her brother told her about this startup insurance company that was going to make it big. Eye Roll. Long story short, she ended up buying 500 shares from this company called Eastern Empire Corporation. She bought 500 shares at 1 per share i.e., a 500 investment. Upon purchase, she received a securities receipt that says her Certificate Number and the Description of the stock purchased that is the paper we found.Along with the Securities Receipt, there was a letter from the company on official company letterhead that notes her address change, since she moved in 1973. This letter merely acknowledges that the company got her notification that she moved and that the company was storing her new address on file.My grandmother told me that she always got letters from the company notifying her of changes to the directors, status of the company, etc. However, these letters stopped sometime in the mid-1970s.A preliminary search revealed that the company is still in business with Entity Number 104515. They have three officers Pres., V.P., and Treasurer and that they had a lawsuit filed against them in 1975 for various violations of the federal securities laws. Turns out the lawsuit was dismissed i.e., the company won.I am not very knowledgeable about redeeming stocks and securities, as I am a fairly green investor and new to the whole trading world. My grandmother wants to cash out so to speak and get rid of these 500 shares since my grandparents are both in their 90s. After doing some basic research to make sure the company is still active, I dont know what to do next. I want to help out my grandmother, but I am not a stocksecurities expert. What should be my next steps?Additional Information: -We live in Lansdale, Pennsylvania USA. -The 1973 company letter head provides the following information: Eastern Empire Corporation, BOX 491, Camp Hill, PA, 17011, 717-761-5684. -The 1966 comapny securities receipt provides the following information: Eastern Empire Corporation, 2101 North Front Street, BOX 3782, Harrisburg, PA, 17105.-Looks as if all the officers live in Lansdale, PA USA as well.___TL;DR: My grandmother and I found a securities receipt in a box of old papers, which says she bought 500 shares at 1 each of Eastern Empire Corporation Stock in October of 1966. She is curious to know howif she can reclaimsell this stock for money. If so, how?  <response>: Lets suppose for the sake of discussion she still owns the shares. Its a private company, so the shares cant be sold on the stock market, and it would be tough to determine a value or find a buyer. She might try contacting the company to determine if the shares are still valid. If they had any dividends or capital gains distributions, she might be entitled to those. Its a longshot but worth looking into.You could also check with the SEC. Looks like they had an action against them in 1983. 