Samantha Receives 100 Shares of Burnet Corporation Stock as a Gift

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Samantha receives 100 shares of Burnet Corporation stock as a gift from her cousin.At the date of the gift the stock is valued at $60 per share.It cost her cousin $10 per share several years before.One month later,Samantha's uncle dies and she inherits 100 shares of Crockett Corporation stock from her uncle's estate.The stock cost her uncle $10 per share twenty-five years ago.On the date of death the stock has a value of $60 per share.Samantha needs money to invest in her business,but she does not need to sell both blocks of stock this year.Which stock would you recommend Samantha to sell?