As you will see in this book, stock certificates can be great examples of beautiful graphic art. As prices in the art market have soared in recent years, the entry price for the collector has become prohibitive. Eventually, pictorial certificates will appreciate in value to better reflect their beauty, desirability and rarity. Very few certificates are now created in printed form because of the use of book entry record keeping. This has increased the scarcity of stock certificates as a collectible.