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Surprisingly valuable things from the year you were born

Toys and other collectables from your childhood that sell for big bucks today
1946 – The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien First Edition, Fourth Impression: $6,000 (£4.4k)
1947 – Lionel 675 Locomotive: $1,000 (£737)
1948 – B. F. Goodrich 24 Hour Tire Service Wagon Pedal Car: $3,750 (£2.8k)
1949 – Atomic Robot Man: $1,000 (£737)
1950 – Yonezawa Atom #8 Friction Tinplate Racing Car: $2,000 (£1.5k)
1951 – Fender Broadcaster: $16,650 (£12.3k)
1952 – Topps Baseball Mickey Mantle #331 Trading Card: $1.13 million (£834k)
1953 – Marc Toys Rex Mars Planet Patrol Ray Gun: $1,700 (£1.3k)
1954 – Levi's 501 First Edition: $2,000 (£1.5k)
1955 – Action Comics Superman #201: $3,400 (£2.5k)
1956 – Tonka Toys Aerial Ladder Fire Truck: $1,000 (£737)
1957 – Topps Basketball Bill Russell #77 Trading Card: $23,000+ (£17k+)
1958 – Tipp & Co Silver Racer Motorcycle & Sidecar: $2,400 (£1.8k)
1959 – First Edition Barbie: $28,000 (£20.7k)
1960 – Koyo Batjet: $7,000 (£5.1k)
1961 – Matchbox Magirus Deutz Crane: $13,000 (£9.6k)
1962 – Strat-O-Matic Baseball: $1,600 (£1.2k)
1963 – Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak First Edition: $25,000 (£18.4k)
1964 – Bronson Products Beatles Shampoo: $3,800 (£2.8k)
1965 – Ideal Comic Heroines Supergirl Action Figure: $1,500+ (£1.1k+)
1966 – Yanoman Bat Tank: $7,000 (£5.1k)
1967 – Ideal Comic Heroines Wonder Woman Action Figure: $5,200 (£3.8k)
1968 – Schwinn Stingray Kool Orange Krate Bike: $3,000 (£2.2k)
1969 – Aurora U.S. Navy Sealab III: $1,000 (£737k)
1970 –  Sid & Marty Pufnstuf Doll: $1,000 (£737k)
1971 – Penn-PLAX Creature from the Black Lagoon: $2,000 (£1.5k)
1972 – Kenner Blythe Doll: $2,500 (£1.8k)
1973 – Mego Superman Action Figure: $1,400 (£1k)
1974 – Hot Wheels Blue Rodger Dodger: $8,000 (£5.9k)
1975 – Ideal Evel Knievel Canyon Rig: $1,600 (£1.2k)
1976 – Mego Riddler Action Figure: $2,500 (£1.8k)
1977 – Atari 2600: $1,000 (£737)
1978 – Kenner Star Wars Luke Skywalker Action Figure: up to $25,000 (£18.4k)
1979 – Mickey Mouse Softhead Pez Dispenser: $7,000 (£5.1k)
1980 – Kenner Star Wars Empire Strikes Back Boba Fett's Slave 1 Spaceship: $1,500 (£1.1k)
1981 – Lego Legoland Fire Station: $1,000 (£737)
1982 – Commodore 64: $1,200 (£884)
1983 – A-Team Van: up to $700 (£516k)
1984 –  He-Man She-Ra Princess of Power and Swift Wind: up to $4,000 (£2.9k)
1985 – ThunderCats Thunderwings Lion-O action figure: $8,000 (£5.9k)
1986 – American Girl Molly Doll: up to $5,000 (£3.7k)
1987 – My Little Pony Rapunzel: up to $1,000 (£737)
1988 – Original Nike Air Jordan III: $3000 (£2.2k)
1989 – Sega Genesis/Mega Drive 1: $2,100 (£1.5k)
1990 – Original Nintendo Game Boy: $1,800 (£1.3k)
1991 – Hasbro Transformers Optimus Prime action figure: $8,000 (£9k)
1992 – Polly Pocket Lucy Locket Carry N Play Dream Home: $570 (£420)
1993 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Scratch action figure: $1,100 (£810)
1994 – Super NES The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak: $2,000 (£1.5k)
1995 – Super NES Mega Man X: $5,100 (£3.8k)
1996: Rare Tamagotchi: $3,000 (£2.2k)
1997 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling First Edition: $81,250 (£60k)
1998 – Peanut Royal Blue Elephant Beanie Baby: $5,000 (£3.7k)
1999 – Star Wars: The Queen's Gambit: $1,000 (£737)
2000 – Pokemon Rocket First Edition Dark Charizard Trading Card: $1,000 (£737)
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Toys and other collectables from your childhood that sell for big bucks today

Wonder which toy or other collectable from your birth year is worth a fortune today? The answer may surprise you. Read on to see.
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17 May 2018

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