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Sparkling Crystal
Stellar Crown · #142/142
Sparkling Crystal (142/142), the ACE SPEC Rare from Stellar Crown, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $0.30.
As of September 13, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
The modeled fair value of this card, with a confidence grade: what it should trade at, not just what it lists at. Part of Riffle premium, alongside price history and the full graded ladder.
About Sparkling Crystal
Sparkling Crystal is a ACE SPEC Rare (142/142) from the Pokémon Stellar Crown set, released September 13, 2024. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of under $1. The artwork is by Toyste Beach. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Other versions of Sparkling Crystal
Sparkling Crystal appears on 2 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #142/142 from Stellar Crown; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
FAQ
How much is Sparkling Crystal (142/142) worth?
Sparkling Crystal (142/142), the ACE SPEC Rare from Stellar Crown, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $0.30. Note: 1 other card named Sparkling Crystal exists across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Sparkling Crystal card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Sparkling Crystal (142/142), the ACE SPEC Rare (about under $1) from Stellar Crown.
The other version: #129/131 from Prismatic Evolutions (ACE SPEC Rare, about under $1).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
Should I grade Sparkling Crystal (142/142)?
It's roughly a wash: with a 42% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Sparkling Crystal (142/142) is estimated to come out within about $10 of selling it raw (est.); grade for protection or display, not profit.
Assumes ~$25/card bulk-rate grading (standard service costs more); ignores turnaround time, sub-9 grades, and shipping. A screen, not a promise.
Is Sparkling Crystal (142/142) rare?
Sparkling Crystal (142/142) is a ACE SPEC Rare. PSA has graded 228 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.
How rare is a PSA 10 Sparkling Crystal (142/142)?
Of the 228 copies PSA has graded, 42% earned a PSA 10. That's a low gem rate, so flawless copies are genuinely hard to come by. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.
More from Stellar Crown
Should I grade Sparkling Crystal?
Roughly a wash: grade for protection, not profit (est.)
Expected grading return from this card’s own PSA grade mix (42% gem rate; grades under 8 valued at the PSA 8 price) and current graded market prices, minus a ~$25/card bulk-rate grading fee, compared against selling ungraded at market price. Standard grading service costs more; centering risk, turnaround time, and shipping aren’t included. The exact PSA 8/9/10 prices behind this are part of Riffle premium. Not financial advice.
PSA population & gem rate
From the PSA population census, captured monthly by Riffle. A 42% gem rate is on the hard side; PSA 10 copies of this card are scarcer than the typical modern chase card. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.
- under $1 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±33% around its midpoint: a wide spread, so read it as a range, not a point.
- Sampled daily since July 10, 2026, current as of September 13, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →