Penny
SV01: · 252/198 · Special Illustration Rare
Current Prices
Set
SV01:Number
252/198
Rarity
Special Illustration 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 #252/198 of the SV01: 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: #252/198) changes hands at roughly $6.19, 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 $6.19, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.98. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $6.19, Lightly Played $5.98, Moderately Played $5.94, Heavily Played $4.94, Damaged $2.98 — 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 $51.99 — about 8.4x 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 $51.99 — roughly 8.4x 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 $14.99, CGC 10 $15.50, CGC 9.5 $6.00 — 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 | $9.49 | $9.49 | $9.49 | 3 |
| ebay | NEAR MINT | $7.49 | $7.49 | $7.49 | 83 |
| ebay | ACE 10 | $41.08 | $41.08 | $41.08 | 1 |
| ebay | BGS 9 5 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | 2 |
| ebay | CGC 10 | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 | 18 |
| ebay | CGC 8 | $13.57 | $13.57 | $13.57 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 8 5 | $5.50 | $5.50 | $5.50 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 | $13.02 | $13.02 | $13.02 | 1 |
| ebay | CGC 9 5 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 | 3 |
| ebay | PSA 10 | $51.99 | $51.99 | $51.99 | 31 |
| ebay | PSA 6 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 1 |
| ebay | PSA 7 | $6.50 | $6.50 | $6.50 | 9 |
| ebay | PSA 8 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 29 |
| ebay | PSA 9 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | 33 |
| ebay | PSA 9 5 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 | 1 |
| ebay | SGC 10 | $12.51 | $12.51 | $12.51 | 2 |
| ebay | SGC 9 5 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | 1 |
| tcgplayer | DAMAGED | $2.98 | $2.92 | $2.92 | 19 |
| tcgplayer | HEAVILY PLAYED | $4.94 | $4.94 | $4.94 | 9 |
| tcgplayer | LIGHTLY PLAYED | $5.98 | $5.98 | $5.99 | 420 |
| tcgplayer | MODERATELY PLAYED | $5.94 | $5.94 | $5.94 | 22 |
| tcgplayer | NEAR MINT | $6.19 | $5.00 | $7.99 | 2,989 |
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.
