if you buy one give it to me.
Ill pay you back sometime after you send it to me, Nothing suss 
~$446 USD for 11 grams of 24K gold
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Looking into the jewellery dealer side of the card, it seems they also make 24-karat gold calendars which are slightly smaller than PokƩmon cards.
1g Pure Gold Calendar: shop.ginzatanaka.co.jp/category/SHOP_DOMAIN/YAU1117Z.html
Basically a plate of gold which is then printed on and specially laminated, and they offer gold leaf, 1g and 5g pure gold versions. I wonder if the PokƩmon card might be a custom version, with the same laminating process keeping the card in shape and accounting for the missing volume.
Now we know itās 24-karat, even using Tanakaās own pricings can show the gold value as only 4604 yen/g x 11g = 50644 yen (~$488, ~Ā£398)
I am saying that if it is solid 24k gold in the exact dimensions of a Pokemon card it would have roughly 32.65 grams. That would be worth about $1300. I am not sure where but someone came up with 11 grams of gold in it. That would mean the card is much smaller or thinner than a real card, or that the gold is alloyed with something else.
I canāt read Japanese so I canāt make much of it, but that is the science behind what it would weigh if a regular sized card were pure gold.
The picture of the card shows itās 11g of gold. Itās written on the bottom border, left side under the artist info.
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Yeah so it must just be REALLY REALLY thin then. The dimensions of either the acrylic case or the box that holds the case seem to be 17 cm x 14 cm. Rough eyeballing would say the case is roughly twice the width of the card as well as twice the height. Those numbers make sense with a card being 6.3 cm x 8.8 cm.
Anyone trying to crack this out for any reason from its case I imagine would have a very bad time. 1/3rd the thickness of a regular Pokemon card made out of solid gold would be so flimsy and malleable. Not that PSA would grade this anyways.
So how exactly would you order this if both websites are only giving you options to register and ship to Japan only? Iām assuming you would need a middleman living in Japan? Anyone have an idea? Thanks 
Honestly I was planning on buying the card when I read about it on pokebeach, but considering itās only 11g I am not going to spend $2k on itā¦
They should have rather produced some special trophy cards for the 20th anniversary. Itās obvious that the Pokemon company is trying to screw people over with this gold card. Not releasing a fixed production number also eliminates all risk for them, if nobody pre orders they are simply not going to produce the cards.
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I want to calulate the ratio of posts by Geri that mention Trophy cards. It has to be at least 1 in 5. 
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Becauseā¦ well because why not.
125/645 explicitly have the word ātrophyā in them. Which with rounding is 1 in 5.
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Iād be seriously disappointed by myself if the ratio wasnāt higher than that
Hahaha I seriously donāt know what to say 
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@gottaketchumall This guy maths!
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Do you think my Girl friend would like this as our wedding rings?
Many Japanese companies are like this. Horrible business fore sight. Plus service is consistent but soulless.
Forget special requests cause there will be no deviation. There is no maneuvering outside the instruction manual. Trying to deal with these companies, which Iāve had to do several times, can be somewhat hollow.
Tell us how you really feel Gary. 
Lol. Not a huge complaint or giant dis. Just frustrating when youāre trying to accomplish something outside the box. Thereās something to be said for consistency but it can inhibit improvement or progress.
Iām not sure but I will ask her tonight
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I will!
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Sorry to bump it. Someone on the pkmtcgcollection reddit just received the Gold Pikachu.
Personally Iām kinda disgusted at the bad centeringā¦ For a solid gold card with a retail price of 1750 USD youād expect the utmost qualityā¦
Here is a picture:
Greetz,
Quuador
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