Most Valuable LEGO Sets of 1978

The most valuable LEGO sets released in 1978, by current market value. This list ranks 50 sets by current BrickPicker value, refreshed from live market data. Right now the top spot belongs to Castle at $11,483. The top 5 alone account for about 74% of the value on this list. Every entry links to its full price history and marketplace listings. Updated 2026-07-22.

#	Name	Value	Growth	/ piece
1	Castle Castle · 1978	$11,483	—	$14.97
2	Chocolate Factory Town · 1978	$9,682	+388728%	$41.02
3	Shell Service Station Town · 1978	$1,249	—	$6.98
4	Forklift and Truck Town · 1978	$1,164	+21101%	$21.16
5	Shell Petrol Tanker Town · 1978	$801	—	$10.40
6	Engine Co. No. 9 Town · 1978	$700	+4570%	$2.50
7	Rocket Launcher Space · 1978	$573	+7556%	$7.55
8	Ambulance Town · 1978	$522	—	$17.42
9	Building Set Duplo · 1978	$475	+7830%	$23.75
10	Fuel Pumper Town · 1978	$425	+10825%	$5.38
11	Passenger Coach Trains · 1978	$394	+7802%	$2.66
12	Motorbike Town · 1978	$388	—	$14.94
13	Auto Chassis Technic · 1978	$384	+552%	$0.64
14	Red Cross Car Town · 1978	$362	—	$9.54
15	Police Boat Town · 1978	$300	+4907%	$5.66
16	Flat Wagon Trains · 1978	$265	—	$5.01
17	Space Command Center Space · 1978	$259	+1628%	$1.37
18	Fire Truck Town · 1978	$250	—	$6.75
19	Street Crew Town · 1978	$244	—	$13.57
20	Road Plates, Curved Town · 1978	$225	—	$112.50
21	Fire Chief's Car Town · 1978	$218	—	$7.52
22	Excavator Town · 1978	$184	+4002%	$4.49
23	Baseplate, Green Basic · 1978	$180	+4135%	$180.00
24	Coast Guard Station (Canadian version) Town · 1978	$172	+1228%	$0.61
25	Sky Copter Technic · 1978	$163	+288%	$0.45
26	Rally Car and Motorbike Town · 1978	$160	+2616%	$2.46
27	Red Cross Helicopter Town · 1978	$147	+2836%	$3.96
28	Fire Fighter LEGOLAND · 1978	$123	+622%	$0.92
29	Parts Pack Technic · 1978	$120	+2300%	$1.54
30	Farm Tractor Technic · 1978	$114	+185%	$0.36
31	Two Gear Blocks Technic · 1978	$87	+344%	$1.13
32	Fire Station Town · 1978	$86	—	$0.25
33	Hospital Homemaker · 1978	$83	—	$0.22
34	Town Square Town · 1978	$82	+529%	$0.18
35	Space Cruiser Space · 1978	$72	+621%	$0.42
36	Basic Building Set, 3+ Basic · 1978	$72	—	$0.77
37	House with Garden Town · 1978	$65	—	$0.30
38	People Set Basic · 1978	$65	—	$0.54
39	Mother with baby Building Set with People · 1978	$63	+1712%	$1.38
40	Hairdressing Salon Homemaker · 1978	$63	—	$0.29
41	Tractor Digger Town · 1978	$61	+1662%	$1.98
42	Bath-Toy Boat Duplo · 1978	$61	+1331%	$20.27
43	Mobile Crane Technic · 1978	$53	+9%	$0.10
44	Gas Station Building Set with People · 1978	$48	—	$0.23
45	Baseplates, Red and Blue Basic · 1978	$46	+1095%	$23.00
46	Power Pack Technic · 1978	$44	+94%	$1.99
47	Flatbed Truck Town · 1978	$43	—	$1.10
48	Road Plates, Junction Town · 1978	$40	—	$20.00
49	Go-Kart Technic · 1978	$40	+81%	$0.19
50	Lighting Bricks Basic · 1978	$36	—	$2.10