Maker: Boy Scouts of America
Original Price: Free to Boy Scouts
Worth Today: $2,200*

First editions of classic books will always make far more than they were originally worth, as people with money to spend and a love of history will shell out thousands to own a piece of the past. A first edition of the Boy Scouts Handbook, published in 1910 by the Boy Scouts of America, is worth at least $2,200 today.

The BSH is the official handbook for the Scouts, and it is a descendant of Scouting for Boys, which was written by Boy Scout founder, Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941). There is a current first edition of BSH for sale on ScoutStuff4Sale.com for $3,500.