The Original Monopoly Game: $146,500
The original hand-drawn oilcloth version of Monopoly, produced in 1933 and owned by the game inventor Charles Darrow, was sold for $146,500 at Sotheby’s auction house in 2011, nearly double its estimated price. But, even though you don’t have such a rare version of this popular game, retro copies sold for $3,125 in the 1930s, and limited editions sold for hundreds on eBay.

The Original Monopoly Game
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