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In May of 2023 Ty Inc. announced they would be releasing “series II” 30th anniversary editions of original styles that would be sent to select retailers for a single shipment. Trying to recapture the magic of the originals, and to commemorate the launch of beanie babies 30 years prior, these styles began to be released,Continue reading “Set 1: 30th Anniversary Limited xx/30 Series II Beanies: Bongo II, Bones II, Valentino II”

Ty first released a gold tagged US Elizabeth version in the states, prior to the UK gold tagged example, without any publication. This Elizabeth bear was given out at a Ty Employee luncheon on December 21st, 2022. Its delivery came as a surprise to employees – arriving in a brown paper bag, with the goldContinue reading “Ty Elizabeth Teddy: US Gold Tag Version”

Ty released the UK exclusive Elizabeth bear to celebrate the life and passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The bear was released to retailers in September of 2022. On January 12th, 2023, Ty UK announced on their Instagram that 96 examples – one for each year of Her Majesty’s life, would be released withContinue reading “Ty Elizabeth Teddy: UK Gold Tag Version”

Still in a Nana mood as we continue to share Ty’s most favorite style. This Nana prototype is striking for so many reasons. First, it is the only example with a royal blue face, and only the second example with red body + white extremities. This piece is perhaps the most visually striking Nana (inContinue reading “Nana the RED, WHITE, and BLUE PROTOTYPE Monkey”

Are you on the Nana train yet?:). This spectacular Nana prototype is has a solid chocolate brown body, a slightly lighter chocolate face, and yellow/pastel yellow ears, hands, feet, and tail! The piece is also complete with pax tush tag. This Nana you may have noticed is missing its hang tag – typically only seenContinue reading “Nana the CHOCOLATE BROWN and YELLOW PROTOTYPE Monkey Ty Canada”

Another absolutely exquisite protype Nana with a light pink body and fuchsia extremities. The piece belonged to the finest collection of the early 2000’s. The owner passed and the set was split up. This Nana prototype was a favorite among the late owner’s daughter. This is the only known Nana prototype with any form ofContinue reading “Nana the PINK and FUCHSIA PROTOTYPE Monkey”

Here we are continuing our Mythical Unicorn March with another “#1” in a series – the #1 Billionaire 6 teddy! This is the #1 of 696 for the incredible Billionaire 6 bear. A crown jewel of one of the grandest Ty collections out there. This production piece was one of the prized examples originally movedContinue reading “Ty Billionaire #6 Bear #1 of 696!”

What a WILD Nana the monkey prototype! This is the only known Nana prototype with cream for the actual body color base. We have seen several examples with cream extremities. This is also one of only two known examples with orange fabric – and the only example with an orange face, ears, etc. The pieceContinue reading “Nana the CREAM and ORANGE PROTOTYPE Monkey”

This is such an incredible set. Coral Casino is one of the rarest and most expensive production beanies in the hobby. Past articles and other sites outline this piece’s history and rarity. The set here are the final remaining known Coral Casino prototypes. These are also the only known full color departure prototypes for thisContinue reading “Ty Coral Casino Prototype set of 6: lavender, blue, yellow, green, tie-dyed, and white!”

The Memorial Princess Diana teddy is a very rare piece, indeed. We have a dedicated blog post to this bear that you should pursue if you haven’t had a chance yet. But Ty signed and numbered (officially) 24 bears (there is still uncertainty if these bears have a unique colored stitching that sets them apartContinue reading “Memorial Princess Teddy #1 of 24!”