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Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Brits urged to look in loft for 17 Pokemon cards that could make you a small fortune – as one sells for £1,250 alone
One card sparked a frenzy – and it's not the one you think CATCH 'EM ALL Brits urged to look in loft for 17 Pokemon cards that could make you a small fortune – as one sells for £1,250 alone BRITS are being urged to check their lofts after a collection of rare Pokémon cards sold for more than £17,000 in a global bidding war. Collectors from across the globe fought for the 17 lots of Pokémon, including 10 complete or near-complete sets. 4 The collection was sold by Richard Winterton Auctioneers, Lichfield, West Midlands Credit: Jam Press/Richard Winterton Auctioneers 4 Hammer prices for all 17 lots totalled £17,220 Credit: Jam Press/Richard Winterton Auctioneers 4 A collection of rare first edition Pokémon Base Set cards, sold for £2,000 Credit: Jam Press/Richard Winterton Auctioneers A rare single Pokémon card – a Shining Charizard 107/105 first edition from the Neo Destiny set – sold for £1,250. The first edition Neo Revelation set, including Shining Magikarp and Shining Gyarados, went for £3,400. One collection of rare first edition Pokémon Base Set cards fetched £2,000. The complete first edition Team Rocket set sold for £1,700, while the Fossil set made £1,200. Hammer prices for all 17 lots totalled £17,220. The collection was sold by Richard Winterton Auctioneers, Lichfield, West Midlands, after the owner from West Yorkshire took them in for a routine valuation, as reported by What's The Jam. Auctioneer Richard Winterton said: 'A couple of years ago we sold a wonderful Pokémon collection for £250,000. 'We're proud to have a great reputation for selling Pokémon and because of that we continue to receive countless consignments and requests for valuations from all over the UK. 'This latest collection had us very excited and, following a huge amount of pre-sale interest, went on to exceed expectations at auction. 'One of the highlights was a single Pokémon card – the Shining Charizard 1st edition from Neo Destiny – selling at a fantastic £1,250. 'It never fails to impress me how Pokémon has exploded into a global sensation – and it still continues to grow bigger and bigger.'
The Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Brits urged to look in loft for 17 Pokemon cards that could make you a small fortune – as one sells for £1,250 alone
BRITS are being urged to check their lofts after a collection of rare Pokémon cards sold for more than £17,000 in a global bidding war. Collectors from across the globe fought for the 17 lots of Pokémon, including 10 complete or near-complete sets. 4 A rare single Pokémon card – a Shining Charizard 107/105 first edition from the Neo Destiny set – sold for £1,250. The first edition Neo Revelation set, including Shining Magikarp and Shining Gyarados, went for £3,400. One collection of rare first edition Pokémon Base Set cards fetched £2,000. The complete first edition Team Rocket set sold for £1,700, while the Fossil set made £1,200. Hammer prices for all 17 lots totalled £17,220. The collection was sold by Richard Winterton Auctioneers, Lichfield, West Midlands, after the owner from West Yorkshire took them in for a routine valuation, as reported by What's The Jam. Auctioneer Richard Winterton said: 'A couple of years ago we sold a wonderful Pokémon collection for £250,000. 'We're proud to have a great reputation for selling Pokémon and because of that we continue to receive countless consignments and requests for valuations from all over the UK. 'This latest collection had us very excited and, following a huge amount of pre-sale interest, went on to exceed expectations at auction. 'One of the highlights was a single Pokémon card – the Shining Charizard 1st edition from Neo Destiny – selling at a fantastic £1,250. 'It never fails to impress me how Pokémon has exploded into a global sensation – and it still continues to grow bigger and bigger.' 4
BBC News
28-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Rare' young Queen Victoria coin sells for £1,600 in Lichfield
A rare early Victorian coin less than a millimetre thick sold at auction for a "phenomenal" £1,600, auctioneers said. The 1838 gold half sovereign, with a diameter of 19.3mm, was handed for sale to Richard Winterton's The Auction Café in Lichfield and sold at The Lichfield Auction Centre in coin is an example of the first half sovereigns issued during the reign of Queen Winterton Auctioneers said the coin bears the first and smallest portrait of the young queen on the front, with a garnished shield on the other side. "Depicting the young queen, this 1838 coin was the first half sovereign minted for Victoria," said specialist Phil Bridge."A huge amount of coins were lost due to being scrapped for bullion when gold prices started to escalate in 2011."We expected this example to perform well at auction but its rarity combined with it being in very good condition attracted lots of interest at auction and it made £1,600. A phenomenal amount of money for a half sovereign coin."Also recently valued at The Auction Café was a UK 1980 gold proof four coin set with certificate of authenticity from the Royal set fetched £4,000 in the same sale at the auction centre off Wood End Lane, Fradley Park. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
