Penny
SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set · 239/198 · Ultra Rare
Current Prices
Number
239/198
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Variant
Holofoil
Market
US (TCGplayer)
Last Updated
Jun 9, 2026
Penny: Rarity & Collectibility
Penny in its sought-after Holofoil variant is an Ultra Rare chase card, one of the headline pulls that most boosters never produce. Cataloged as Ultra Rare #239/198 of the SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.
How Rare & Valuable Is Penny?
In 2026, a Near Mint Penny (Ultra Rare, SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set #239/198) changes hands at roughly $4.80, and its scarcity does most of the heavy lifting on that figure. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $4.80, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $3.33. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.80, Lightly Played $4.25, Moderately Played $3.89, Heavily Played $3.40, Damaged $3.33 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Penny is valued near $18.00 — about 3.8x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.
Graded Penny: Gem Mint & Population
For a chase card like Penny, the high-grade market is where the real money lives. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Penny sits around $18.00 — roughly 3.8x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $14.00, CGC 10 $30.00, CGC 9.5 $2.25 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.
Detailed Price Breakdown
| Source | Condition / Grade | Average | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ebay | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $3.99 | $3.99 | $3.99 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | 94 |
| ebay | BGS 8 5 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $44.95 | $44.95 | $44.95 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 17 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $2.25 | $2.25 | $2.25 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | 37 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 26 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $14.00 | $14.00 | $14.00 | 31 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 4 |
| ebay | SGC 9 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $3.33 | $3.33 | $3.33 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $3.40 | $3.40 | $3.40 | 2 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $4.25 | $3.40 | $4.30 | 348 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $3.89 | $3.89 | $3.89 | 14 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $4.80 | $2.50 | $7.38 | 2,932 |
Collector Outlook for Penny
As an Ultra Rare, Penny carries genuine chase status — exactly the card whose pull keeps a set desirable for years. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Penny on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.
