The PSA 10 Charizard Gold Star #52 Japanese Dragon Frontiers Is a Card in High Demand
Charizard cards, particularly vintage and EX-era releases, have consistently remained among the most sought-after and valuable assets in the Pokémon hobby. On 31 July, Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s will bring a highly coveted PSA 10 Charizard Gold Star to auction, with specialists anticipating a potential record-breaking sale.
Gold Star Pokémon first appeared in EX Team Rocket Returns in 2004, with the final releases arriving in EX Power Keepers in 2007. The combination of extremely low pull rates and the comparatively limited production runs of EX-era sets makes these cards exceptionally difficult to acquire.
PSA-graded cards have historically commanded some of the strongest market prices and remain the preferred grading standard for serious collectors. Despite growing competition across the industry, PSA continues to hold a dominant position within the trading card market, with GEM MINT PSA 10 grades representing the absolute pinnacle for collectors.
Our PSA 10 Charizard Gold Star #52 offers a rare opportunity to acquire one of the hobby's most iconic and elusive Charizard cards. Combining extreme scarcity with a pristine grade, the lot is already drawing significant attention from major international buyers.
Recent market reports indicate that a PSA 10 example of this card recently changed hands for approximately $165,000 via US consignment platform EpiCardz. Furthermore, as of July 2026, PSA's population report records just 81 Japanese 1st Edition examples graded GEM MINT 10 globally.
While specialists revised the estimate for this lot multiple times prior to the auction going live, recent weeks have seen market demand surge beyond earlier expectations. At time of writing we have a bid of £60,000 and confidence is high that on the 31st of July we could witness a record hammer price.
Pokémon Summer Celebrations Auction
The upcoming Pokémon Summer Celebrations sale forms part of Stanley Gibbons Baldwin’s year-long celebrations marking Pokémon’s incredible three-decade legacy. The catalogue promises an extraordinary selection of slabbed grails, master sets, vintage collections, and rare sealed products tailored to collectors at every level.
Highlights include high-grade PSA Charizard and Mudkip Gold Stars, graded and raw ‘Crystal’ holos from Skyridge, CGC-graded Shadowless 1st Edition holos, and complete sets spanning the classic Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) era, the EX series, and beyond.
Featured Auction Highlights:
- Lot 9: Pokémon 1st Edition Fossil Sealed Booster Box (1999)
- Lot 11: Rayquaza Gold Star #107 (EX Deoxys) – PSA 4 (featuring 'swirl in mouth' placement)
- Lot 12: Mudkip Gold Star #107 (EX Team Rocket Returns) – PSA 9
- Lot 13: Crystal Charizard #89 (Japanese Mysterious Mountains) – PSA 10
- Lot 15: Charizard Gold Star #52 (Japanese Dragon Frontiers) – PSA 10
- Lot 20: Jasmine's Raichu (Pokémon VS 2001/2002 Tropical Mega Battle) – CGC 6.5
- Lot 21: Charizard #4 Shadowless 1st Edition (Base Set) – CGC 7.5
