In 2011 LEGO released 9 Pharaoh's Quest sets. The largest Pharaoh's Quest set from 2011 was
7327 Scorpion Pyramid with a piece count of 792 and a retail price of $99.99. The current estimated value of all these Pharaoh's Quest sets from this year is about $893.64 which represents a 388.7% growth.
The LEGO Pharaoh's Quest theme was release in 2011 and replaced the LEGO Adventure theme. The underlying story is based on the character archaeologist Professor Archibald Hale who is on the trail of Amset-Ra, a long lost Pharaoh, and his six mysterious treasures. Hale hires the adventurous explorer Jake Raines to assist and discovers an Egyptian tablet, which he uses to translate a journal telling the story of Amset-Ra and his evil intentions and loyal servants. The journal also contains notes about the pyramid of Amset-Ra himself, which to two explorers set out to investigate. The Pharaoh's Quest contains of total of 9 sets and ran for just one year.
2011 LEGO Sets
For collectors, 2011 was a significant year in that LEGO released the first Internal sets Moulding Machines (4000001) and LOM 2011 Moulding (4000002) which have paved the way for high value future collections. A few notable themes introduced in 2011 were Ninjago, Winnie the Pooh, SpongeBob SquarePants, Alien Conquest and LEGO Master Builder Academy. Of course LEGO Ninjago set the stages for a decade of collecting. However, in 2011 LEGO also discontinued a number of themes which included Ben 10, Power Miners, Toy Story, Prince of Persia, Space Police III, BrickMaster and the loved Trains theme.