In 2013 LEGO released 5 The Lord of the Rings sets across 3 subthemes. The largest The Lord of the Rings set from 2013 was
10237 Tower of Orthanc with a piece count of 2359 and a retail price of $199.99. The current estimated value of all these The Lord of the Rings sets from this year is about $1,757.03 which represents a 436% growth.
The Lord of the Rings is a licensed LEGO theme based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien and the film trilogy by Peter Jackson. The theme was introduced in 2012 and contained 12 sets based on the three films in the series which include The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The theme's first wave was released in May 2012 and consists of seven sets, based on the whole trilogy of films, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. While the second wave of sets was released in June 2013 with 5 new sets. In between the first and the second wave of sets, the video game LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game was released in 2012.
2013 LEGO Sets
2013 included a number of notable theme releases including the Legends of Chima, The Lone Ranger, Galaxy Squad, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Mickey Mouse & Friends. The flagship release was Legends of Chima with the coincided premier of The Legends of Chima TV Show on Cartoon Network. However, LEGO unfortunately did retire a number of well-loved themes such as Monster Fighters, SpongeBob SquarePants, Cars and Dino. One interesting note is that in 2013, LEGO started changing from 4-digit set numbers to 5-digit set numbers. 2013 was also the year that LEGO release the exclusive Mr. Gold in its collectable minifigures blind bags. This event single handled created one of the greatest investment opportunities for collections LEGO has seen.