Rare 1961 Canada Dry Corporation $100 Specimen Bond Certificate (With 40 Coupons)

Add some sparkle to your scripophily collection: this rare Canada Dry Corporation $100 Specimen Bond Certificate is dated 1961 and includes all 40 coupons attached. It’s printed by the American Bank Note Company and features a specimen presentation that collectors love for its historic flair.

Certificate Details (Quick Look)

Issuer: Canada Dry Corporation
Denomination: $100
Year: 1961
Type: Specimen bond certificate
Coupons: All 40 coupons attached
Printer: American Bank Note Company

Canada Dry History (A Fizzy Origin Story)

Canada Dry’s roots reach back to 1890, when a Canadian pharmacist opened a carbonated water plant in Toronto. Soon after, John J. McLaughlin developed Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale. Its popularity helped inspire expansion, including a plant in Manhattan. By 1923, the company went public as Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.

Later on, the beverage lineup saw major corporate chapters, including:

1982: Canada Dry purchased by Dr. Pepper
1986: Dr. Pepper and 7Up merger formed Dr Pepper / Seven-Up Companies, Inc. after the FTC blocked a merger with Coca-Cola (bailout-style resolution)
Subsequent purchase: by Cadbury Schweppes
2008: beverages (including Canada Dry) split into the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group
2018: Keurig Green Mountain purchased the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group for nearly $19 billion, becoming Keurig Dr. Pepper

Why Collectors Seek Specimen Certificates

Specimen stock and bond certificates are preserved as reference examples—created by printers and/or companies to represent how an issue should look. Many specimens include clear identifiers collectors track, such as:

“Specimen” stamps
Stamped holes that spell “specimen”
Serial numbering that uses a series of zeros
No serial number at all
Occasionally, specimens can represent a design never produced for the public

With those distinguishing traits, specimens are often rarer than the issued version and remain a favorite category in scripophily.