Rare COMERICA Working Proof

Product Details Company Comerica Incorporated Certificate Type Working Proof for the company's Cumulative Preferred Stock Time Period 1980's Printer American Bank Note Company Format & Approximate Size This proof is adhered to a 12" x 8 1/2" cardboard folder. The proof is protected by a "flip up" clear protective and editing layer. Images You will receive the exact proof pictured as it is the only one of it's kind. The first picture shows the open folder and the proof with the edit layer lying atop the piece. The second picture shows just the proof with the plastic layer lifted out of view. Guaranteed Authentic Yes Additional Details Fascinating piece of financial history from this banking giant! Comerica Bank was founded in Detroit in 1849 as the Detroit Savings Fund Institute and has since undergone several name changes, including The Detroit Savings Bank, The Detroit Bank, and The Detroit Bank & Trust Company before becoming Comerica Bank. In 2007, it moved its headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The bank is currently being acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp in an all-stock transaction, pending shareholder approval. Timeline of key events... 1849: Founded in Detroit as the Detroit Savings Fund Institute by Elon Farnsworth. 1871: Renamed The Detroit Savings Bank. 1936: Renamed The Detroit Bank and was one of the few area banks to survive the Great Depression. 1956: Merged with other Michigan banks to form The Detroit Bank & Trust Company. 1971: Introduced ATMs to its Detroit branches. 1982: The Detroit Bank & Trust Company was renamed Comerica Bank. 1998: Signed a 30-year naming rights agreement for Comerica Park, the home of the Detroit Tigers. 2007: Moved its corporate headquarters from Detroit to Dallas to be closer to its Sun Belt customer base. 2008: Selected by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to be the issuing bank for its Direct Express debit card program. 2011: Acquired Sterling Bank of Texas. October 2025: Fifth Third Bancorp announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Comerica.