SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 497(j)
The undersigned, on behalf of Selected American Shares, Inc. (the
"Registrant") hereby certifies that the form of Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information that would have been filed under Rule 497(c)
would not have differed from that contained in the Registrant's most
recent post- effective amendment to its registration statement. The text
of such amendment to the registration statement was filed electronically.
Dated May 3, 1996
SELECTED AMERICAN SHARES, INC.
By: /s/ Raymond O. Padilla
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Raymond O. Padilla,
Vice President
