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Note 2 - Disclosures about Fair Value:
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Table Text Block]
Note 2. 
Disclosures About Fair Value:

Securities available for sale and certificate of deposits (securities held to maturity) are valued at fair value.  The Company’s estimated fair values of securities are as follows.

    June 30, 2010 
    Current    
Non-Current
   
Total
 
         
Unrealized
         
Unrealized
         
Unrealized
 
   
Fair Value
   
Gain/(Loss)
   
Fair Value
   
Gain/(Loss)
   
Fair Value
   
Gain/(Loss)
 
                                     
Certificate of Deposits
  $ 495,625       --       --       --       495,625       --  
Mutual Funds
    --       --       799,044       13,078       799,044       13,078  
Equity Securities
    --       --       --       --       --       --  
 
                                               
Total
  $ 495,625       --       799,044       13,078       1,294,669       13,078  

    June 30, 2010
    Current    
Non-Current
    Total  
   
 
                               
         
Unrealized
         
Unrealized
         
Unrealized
 
   
Fair Value
   
Gain/(Loss)
   
Fair Value
   
Gain/(Loss)
   
Fair Value
   
Gain/(Loss)
 
                                     
                                     
Certificate of Deposits
  $ 480,000       --       490,000       --       970,000       --  
Mutual Funds
    --       --       771,720       10,009       771,720       10,009  
Equity Securities
    --       --       1,121,570       (40,302 )     1,121,570       (40,302 )
                                                 
Total
  $ 480,000       --       2,383,290       (30,293 )     2,863,290       (30,293 )

CKX Lands, Inc.

Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Fair value measurements disclosure for securities is as follows.

    June 30, 2011  
   
Quoted Prices in
   
Significant
   
Significant
 
   
Active Markets for
   
Other
   
Unobservable
 
   
Identical Assets
   
Observable Inputs
   
Inputs
 
    (Level 1)    
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
                   
Certificate of Deposit
  $ 495,625       --       --  
                         
Mutual Funds
    799,044       --       --  
                         
Equity Securities
  $ --       --       --  

    June 30, 2010  
   
Quoted Prices in
   
Significant
   
Significant
 
   
Active Markets for
   
Other
   
Unobservable
 
   
Identical Assets
   
Observable Inputs
   
Inputs
 
    (Level 1)    
(Level 2)
    (Level 3)  
                     
                     
Certificate of Deposit
  $ 970,000       --       --  
                         
Mutual Funds
    771,720       --       --  
                         
Equity Securities
  $ 1,121,570       --       --