Illustrator Pikachu tops the Goldin 100
A CGC 9 Illustrator Pikachu outsold Ohtani's rookie autograph and the Black Lotus.
By Jeff Newman
A 1998 CoroCoro Comic Illustrator Pikachu in CGC 9 sold for $2,806,271 USD with premium on 48 bids in the Goldin 100. Goldin estimates 41 officially issued copies.
That made it the sale's top lot, ahead of Ohtani's Red Refractor rookie autograph at $2,440,000 USD with premium. LeBron James' 2003-04 Exquisite Emblems of Endorsement patch autograph sold for $732,000 USD with premium.
Michael Jordan's 2003-04 Exquisite Number Pieces patch autograph 14/23 sold for $1,464,000 USD with premium. Lamine Yamal's 2026 Prizm World Cup Black 1/1 in PSA 10 sold for $702,855 USD with premium.

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