'Most iconic Pokémon card ever made' set to fetch thousands at Staffordshire auction
A single Pokémon card graded by one system as the best example in the world could reach in excess of £10,000 at auction.
The highest grade BGS fourth print Charizard in existence goes under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers in Lichfield on September 30 and has a guide price of £8,000 to £12,000.
A fourth print Charizard card is itself a rarity in the Pokémon world due to its scarce print run. But this trophy card has been graded 9 by the respected Beckett Grading Services and has three sub-grades at 9.5 for centering, corners and surface – higher than any other fourth print Charizard in the world.
And it has potential to cross over to a grade 10 with PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator). The last PSA 10 of this card to exchange hands sold privately for more than £40,000.
The card is being auctioned by Pokémon collector Jon Free, aged 32, from Great Blakenham, in Suffolk.
“The fourth print for 1999-2000 Base Set was printed due to copyright issues around the turn of millennium,” he explained.
