The rare Monopoly pieces in the context of current McDonald's Monopoly 2025 game include specific property pieces and utilities that are notably scarce. Key rare pieces to look for are:
- Boardwalk (dark blue, only 1 piece found so far)
- Vermont Avenue (light blue, very few pieces, around 7 discovered)
- Mediterranean Avenue (brown, only about 100 available)
- Virginia Avenue (pink, rare but less so than others)
- Tennessee Avenue (orange, limited quantity)
- Kentucky Avenue (red, limited quantity)
- Ventnor Avenue (yellow, rare)
- Pennsylvania Avenue (green, limited pieces)
- Short Line (railroad, rare)
- Water Works (utility, rare)
In total, only about 235 individuals in this McDonald's Monopoly release are expected to claim prizes by completing entire property sets involving these rare pieces, with the most elusive being Boardwalk with just one piece known. The exact rarity varies by piece, with some having only a handful produced or found.
Additionally, historically and in general Monopoly games (outside McDonald's promotions), rare tokens include the original iron token (used from 1935 to 2013), wooden tokens from early versions, and the retired thimble token (retired in 2017), which are prized collectibles due to their significance and discontinuation.
Thus, when referring to rare Monopoly pieces for collectors or promotional games like McDonald's Monopoly 2025, the rare property and utility pieces from the game and historically retired or original tokens stand out as the rare pieces sought after by collectors and players alike.