On the eve of the "Great Depression", the Roselawn Memorial Park of Monroe, Michigan sought to raise $175,000 in capital by issuing a series of gold debenture certificates. Offered are (130) of these certificates dated "10/10/29", with promise to repay the principal on "10/1/34". Printed sections on each certificate cite annual interest payments of 7% in gold coins, with both principal and interest payments to be made at the office of the Metropolitan Trust Company in Detroit. Featured certificate quantities are: (53) with a face value of $1,000; (45) at $500; and (32) at $100, for a total of $77,700, a considerable sum for the period. All of these (130) certificates remain in a well-preserved state, with clean surfaces and an excellent degree of crispness and each bears the signatures of the issuing corporation's officers.