In 1963 LEGO released 1 Dacta sets. The largest Dacta set from 1963 was
7100 Samsonite Large Educational Set with a piece count of 3250 and a retail price of $100.00. The current estimated value of all these Dacta sets from this year is about $637.40 which represents a 637.4% growth.
Dacta was an original LEGO theme from 1960 to 2003 that deals with all things that can be used with educational facilities, such as DUPLO and TECHNIC. Dacta was later replaced by the LEGO Education theme. Sets in the Dacta product line were exclusively developed for usage in younger aged schools so the sets typically contain a large amount of pieces for playing and learning in groups. The sets were designed to contain a higher number of bricks and elements at a lower cost.
1963 LEGO Sets
In 1963 LEGO finally discontinued use of the original Cellulose acetate plastics in the production of LEGO bricks, in favor of the more stable acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic. Also, in a continued international push, LEGO Austria was established.