Original Packers Share
totallyradd
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I'm teaching a finance class this semester and we've been discussing stocks. The Packers "stock" came up, and it had me thinking. We all know the recent shares value don't increase and you cannot cash it out or transfer it's name. But, how much do you think a collector would pay for an original share sold in the 1920s?
There has to be collectors out there that would love to have that on display, even if it were under someone else's name.
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The 1997 stock certificates go for a couple hundred bucks, so I'm sure a Packers fan would pay dearly for one from the 20s.
I might be interested, can you post a picture
PackerJohn
John, I don't have one. I was just looking to discuss it with my class, since the stock can not be resold or trasferred in name. I got a pretty good answer from someone on another message board. I added images in as well.
"There are a few certificates listed on the Heritage Auctions archive.
Surprisingly, the priciest piece there is a 1950 issue, which sold for $3,107 in 2014. It's beautiful and has nice football graphics and content.
Going back, there are a couple from 1919, issued by the Indian Packing Company. Those pre-date the GB Packers, though apparently, the team grew out of that entity. Those certificates each sold for less than $700.
And they also have a couple 1923 Acme Packers certificates that sold for less than $600.
Everything I described sold since 2011. The Indian and Acme pieces aren't especially eye catching, though they are interesting documents.
I think you'd have to buy and sell it as a piece of art. I don't know if it has any tradeable value on any exchange, or any transferable ownership rights. It's just a piece of interesting paper."
Here are the other stocks that have been sold:
1935
1997:
2011:
Great looking collectibles. The 1923 and 1935 show figures that resemble those on early American currency notes. The 23 a vignette example. The 35 the"Black Eagle" note.