With original prices that meant they should have come with a brick of gold alongside the collectible toys, vintage American Girl dolls continue to rake in hundreds to thousands of dollars every year. Discover just which American Girl dolls are worth money and have gone down in collector history. American Girl officially discontinued Samantha in 2009, but revived her in a different format in 2014.
Original Samanthas from 1986, the first year of production, are exceedingly rare and sell for as much as $1,850. By the end of American Girl's first year on the market, this trio helped garner $1 million in sales. Others were quickly seeing the vision of Rowland, who craved something more for her nieces, ages 8 and 10 at the time, than Cabbage Patch Kid dolls (which are now worth a ton of money) and Barbie.
In addition to the American Girl dolls, many of their furniture items are worth a bundle, too. For example, Addy's wooden trunk, which was designed with a lid and two handles, is a much sought. American Girl® is a series of accessorized dolls for children.
The collection includes 18" dolls in a 1:3 play scale, books on the characters, and baby dolls. The original dolls were based upon nine-year-old girls with different heritages. The dolls' purpose was to teach and celebrate America's diverse history.
The company also published a bi. The doll is valuable because Addy represents the first Black American Girl doll made. Furthermore, Addy is signed by Pleasant, making it the most valuable American Girl doll ever.
As one of the first three American Girl dolls ever released, Kirsten is a must-have for die-hard collectors of the brand. Early versions featuring Kirsten's red-checked dress and blonde braids are especially prized. Those with complete accessories, including the St.
Lucia crown, book, and school supplies, can be worth even more. Discontinued in 2010, well. The first line of American Girl dolls was released in 1986, and since then many children and even adults have enjoyed these toys.
Part of what makes the American Girl dolls unique is that they were each "born" in a different era of American history and they each had a series of books all about the time period, some covered difficult topics that encouraged kids to have deeper conversations. Molly McIntire, Samantha Parkington and Kirsten Larson were the first American Girl dolls produced in 1986 that could be worth a lot of money if they are in top condition. Photo courtesy of.
American Girl dolls first came out in 1986, and today some of those first dolls are worth a pretty penny. Pleasant Rowland created the dolls at her Wisconsin-based company, the Pleasant Company.