Finding the perfect collectible can be tricky, but finding these may take an absolute lifetime!
Art Print: Pablo Picasso’s La Femme Que Pleure I, 1937
This print is from a series inspired by a grieving mother during the Spanish Civil War.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $179.4 Million
Year Sold: 2015
Rarity: 15 prints
Coin: 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
During the Great Depression, President FDR ordered numerous gold coins to be melted down and added to the Federal Reserve, including the Double Eagle.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $18.9 Million
Year Sold: 2021
Rarity: Only one legal copy remains in existence.
Comic Book: Superman No. 1, 1939
While this comic is the first titular comic for Superman, his first appearance was in Action Comics, #1, the 3rd most expensive comic book ever sold.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $5.3 Million
Year Sold: 2022
Rarity: About 100 left in circulation
Stamp: 1847 Mauritius ‘Post Office’ Stamp
Of the stamps printed, most were used by the governor’s wife for invitations to a ball.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $9.6 Million
Year Sold: 2021
Rarity: Only 27 copies are in circulation
Baseball Card: 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle 311
This card is particularly rare because it was released after that year’s baseball season had ended. The unsold cards were eventually thrown out.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $12.6 million
Year Sold: 2022
Rarity: About 1,800 (of varying conditions) are thought to exist still.
Beanie Baby: Princess Bear
Made as a memorial for Princess Diana, and proceeds went to the “Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund”
Most Expensive Price Sold: $22,222
Year Sold: 2018
Rarity: They are not really rare at all, although ones with PVC beads are slightly rarer.
Train: Lionel’s 1934 Standard Guage Diesel Set
This set was originally sold for $100 a piece, and that was during the Great Depression.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $250K
Year Sold: 2006
Rarity: Unknown
Pokemon Card: Pikachu Illustrator
Everybody’s favorite Pokemon has never looked better!
Most Expensive Price Sold: $54,970
Year Sold: 2016
Rarity: Less than 40 exist.
Pinball Machine: Punball: Only One Earth
This Punball Machine is global warming themed and was featured at a pinball expo at the Smithsonian.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $125,000
Year Sold: 2008
Rarity: One-of-a-Kind
Movie Poster: Metropolis (1927, International Version)
It’s rumored Leonardo DiCaprio has one of these!
Most Expensive Price Sold: $690,000
Year Sold: 2005
Rarity: Not many have survived. It’s believed just 4 exist today.
StarWars Memorabilia: R2-D2 Unit
This R2-D2 was made from components used on set during the first three movies.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $2.3 Million
Year Sold: 2017
Rarity: One of a Kind (kind of). While multiple R2-D2s have been used for the franchise, each has different mechanics.
Mass-Produced Book: “Birds of America” by James Audubon
This book features around 1000 birds, all hand drawn.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $11.57 Million
Year Sold: 2010
Rarity: 119 Copies are in existence
Signature: George Washington’s
It doesn’t hurt that this particular signature was on his personal copy of the “Acts of Congress,” but even his signed letters can go for $100K
Most Expensive Price Sold: $9.8 Million
Year Sold: 2012
Rarity: One-of-a-kind
Matchbook: Charles Lindenburgh Matchbook
These matchbooks were available for guests of his celebration dinner after Charles Lindenburgh flew across the Atlantic in 1927.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $6,000
Year Sold: 2015
Rarity: Fewer than the guests in attendance.
Watch: Patek Philippe Grand Master Chime (Steel)
The watch is inscribed with “The Only One,” so you don’t forget just how rare it is.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $31.1 Million
Year Sold: 2019
Rarity: One-of-a-kind
Whiskey: Macallan Peter Blake, 1926
Macallan hired Peter Blake (famed for Sgt. Pepper’s Loney Heart Club Band art) to design the label of this rare scotch.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $1.1 Million
Year Sold: 1986
Rarity: Only 12 were made.
Record: The Beatles’ White Album
This particular copy was owned by Ringo Starr, adding significantly to its value. But the first pressing of the White Album can still go for around $10K.
Most Expensive Price Sold: $790,000
Year Sold: 2015
Rarity: Two Million were in the 1st pressing, but only twelve copies were given to band members.
