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Like most of the oh-so-many price spikes we're seeing this week, it's sparked by the release of Modern Horizons 3 on June 14

Paul got his hands on the ultra-rare Grade 10 card by swapping a PSA Grade 9 Pikachu Illustrator card he previously owned worth $1.275 and $4 million in cash for it in July 2021

It lacks the Pokdex number in the top-left corner, identifying it as part of the very first printing

Pokemon cards are produced by large-scale commercial printing operations

Because of all this, the card was known by many to really exist, but with the lack of official confirmation and no copies to point to, an air of mystery and desirability grew over the card

For my second attempt I decided that getting a paper-free foil was absolutely key