Mar 6, 2026, 7:15 AM CST
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A rare 1923 Green Bay Packers stock certificate recently fetched a record-breaking $64,050 at an event hosted by Heritage Auctions. The price at gavel significantly exceeded initial Heritage Auctions estimates.
This artifact is one of only a handful known to survive from the team’s first-ever stock sale which was launched to rescue the franchise from financial failure.
The specific certificate auctioned granted 20 shares to W.R. Whittenberg and was signed by Andrew Turnbull, one of the founders of the Green Bay Press-Gazette and the team’s first president.
Shares in 1923 cost $5 each. The team sold 1,109 shares, raising $5,545. After six total stock sales, the Packers have more than 500,000 shareholders.
Other notable pieces of Packers history have also commanded high prices at recent auctions.
The Forrest Gregg Collection: The legendary offensive lineman’s family auctioned several items in December 2025.
Super Bowl I Ring: Sold for $160,225.
Super Bowl II Ring: Fetched $84,972.
1961 NFL Championship Ring: Auctioned for $50,221.
Paul Hornung 1957 Rookie Jersey: Set a record for Packer’s game-worn jerseys, selling for $103,700 in March 2025.
One of the most significant recent sales was a 1935 Green Bay Packers stock certificate, which sold for $109,800. This is one of the highest publicly reported prices for any Packers collectible in recent years and was auctioned in December 2025.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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