The Most Valuable Collectors' Items in History

69. 1961 Matchbox No. 30

Manufacturer: Mattel
Original price: $ 1 *
Current value: $ 13.000 *

There are twenty-seven different versions of the 1961 Matchbox No. 30, which is a Lesney Crane Truck. The other versions of the No. 30 are valued between US$ 25 and US$ 100, but a rare version, which has a red crane and a light brown body, has surpassed that price. The rare No. 30 is especially difficult to find.

Diecast Matchbox car sold for $10,000 in 2004. A few years later, the toy sold again for $13,000. Collecting Matchbox cars is a serious hobby, and the 1961 No. 61 came out just seven years after Mattel produced the first car. Since then, the Matchbox has been one of the most popular die-cast cars in existence.