She was released at the same time as the darker brown Pecan the bear on May 1, 1999, and a Beanie Buddy version was sold for a single month in early 2000. Bottom line: This Beanie Baby was made two months after Princess Diana's death, with all proceeds benefiting the Princess of Wales' memorial fund. The rarest ones are made with PVC pellets. Bottom line: The very first shipment of the "original 9" Beanie Babies shipped to the United Kingdom in 1994 and had red heart hang tags with a CE mark. Bottom line: There were four versions of Derby the horse made: fine mane with no star, coarse mane with no star, coarse mane with star and fluffy mane with star. His tag had two extra spaces, and Lips Beanie Babies with both errors are worth the most. 31. Original Clubby Beanie Baby (Tie)

He didn't have a poem or a birthdate on his tag until a fourth-generation Stinky was released. 26. Jake the Mallard

In 1983, Ty was founded by and named after H. Ty Warner,a toy business veteran who wanted to improve on the traditional stuffed toy. He designed his first toy –a cat named Angel –that he under-stuffed intentionally so it would easily take on different poses. This was the birth of Ty's hit Beanie Babies: small, stuffed animals sporting the brand's red heart-shaped logo tag and each given a unique name. By the 90s, the toys were a national sensation and beloved by children and collectors alike. Now, glittery details, googly eyes and super-soft fabric are just a few of the characteristics you'll find in Ty toys, which include modern reinterpretations and plush versions of favourite fictional characters. Bottom line: To be honest, we're not sure why this third-gen Slither is so expensive. It might be because its hard to find one that's in such good quality due to the Beanie's shape.

Bottom line: This Billionaire bear has a deep-red fur with a gold ribbon, gold dollar sign, and is dotted with sparkles.

112. Third-Generation Violet Teddy Bear Beanie (Tie)

Bottom line: This Rex Beanie Baby is a third-generation Beanie and is exceptionally rare because it has German tags. They followed up The End with another Beanie Baby made called " The Beginning," featuring sparkly stars embedded in the fabric, which marked the start of a new line of Beanie Babies. 48. Grace (Tie)

The tag on the bottom has two different errors, and the Ty swing tag has an extra space in the middle. 17. Chocolate the Moose Launched in 1993, Beanie Babies swept across the 90s, becoming one of the most memorable fads of the decade. Founder Ty Warner began creating the little animals stuffed with plastic pellets at his small business in a Chicago suburb. The original nine beanies (Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Spot the Dog, Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Chocolate the Moose, Patti the Platypus, Brownie the Bear, and Pinchers the Lobster) entered factory production in 1994, but did not become immediately popular. This version with white paws is extra valuable thanks to several errors that boost its rarity factor. On its swing tag, it has a period instead of a comma after Oakbrook, IL. It also has three exclamation marks in one place, along with uneven foot pats and whiskers. 48. Dotty the Dalmatian (Tie)He was retired just over a year later, but he remains the first Beanie Baby to utilize the more textured, "curly" fabric. 23. Ty Santa Claus Beanie Baby Bear (Tie) With six different colors and 17 pattern pieces making up each Jabber toy, he was one of the most time-intensive Beanie Babies to produce. This expensive Beanie Baby was released on May 30, 1998, and retired on Dec. 23, 1999. Ty also made an iguana named Rainbow, and the tags were switched so often that any incorrect tags aren't considered to add rarity value. 12. Hoppity and Floppity (Tie) Beak was released in tandem with a bigger Beanie Buddy version, which is even rarer as it was retired after less than a year. Beak's tag reads:

All members of the original nine are valuable, with a complete collection going for tens of thousands of dollars. 54. Spangle Beanie Baby Bottom line: Last but not least, we have a giant bear with a giant price tag. Wallace the bear was cute to begin with, but paired with a giant, 15-inch version, he's worth more than the price of a new Tesla. Bottom line: Fairchild the cat is one of the most unusual Beanie Babies we've seen. Departing from the typical style of the Beanie Baby cat designed by TY, Fairchild was part of the Attic Treasures line. Bottom line: The Attic Treasure collection was a short-lived experiment by Ty, but the scruffier, vintage-looking Beanie Babies have become some of the most expensive to collect. Bottom line: Wrinkles, a sweet-faced, light brown bulldog, has all the wrinkles of a real bulldog, and is probably just as expensive (if you don't factor in vet bills, that is). He was released in the summer of 1996 and was retired two years later.So, what makes Beanie Babies valuable today? It seems that the most expensive beanies online are those considered to be truly limited edition, and those with some variation or factory error on their hang tags. Many people are still very much involved in the Beanie Babies collecting community, including Peggy Gallagher, who now authenticates rare beanies. Let’s explore the ten most valuable Beanie Babies with surprising values. 10. Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia Credit: The Today Show Bottom line: Maple is, unsurprisingly, a Canadian Beanie Baby. He was the first bear made exclusively in a country other than the United States, released on Jan. 1, 1997. He was retired 1.5 years later. Hope, a tan-colored bear with white paws and a white muzzle, features closed eyes and is holding her paws together in prayer. 9. Halo the Angel Bear, Brown Nose True to its name, Attic Treasures Beanie Babies were supposed to resemble old stuffed animals one might find in a box in the attic. Fairchild was made in 1993, the first year Beanie Babies were ever produced. 68. Sly the Fox (Tie)