Ancient Mew Value
Miscellaneous Promos · Promo · 1996
Ancient Mew is one of those cards that feels like it belongs in a museum case rather than a binder, a 1996 promo that Pokemon fans have been chasing for decades because of the strange, glyph-covered text on its border. If you are trying to pin down Ancient Mew value right now, the raw version sits at $109, which is a solid number for a promo this old and this loved. Between the nostalgia and the mystery text, it is the kind of card people hold onto rather than trade away.
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Ancient Mew price history
Ungraded value is $109, up 91% over the past year, with an all-time high of $114 in May 2026.
Market value over time by grade. Hover for any month; tap a grade to toggle its line.
Ancient Mew price at every grade
The market value at each PSA grade, with how many exist (population). 91,537 graded copies exist — only 6,204 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Raw / Ungraded | $109 | — |
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $3.0k | 6,204 |
| Grade 9 | $253 | 32,011 |
| Grade 8 | $150 | 26,698 |
| Grade 7 | $120 | 10,055 |
| Grade 6 | $98 | 7,250 |
| Grade 5 | $78 | 4,767 |
| Grade 4 | $66 | 2,321 |
| Grade 3 | $56 | 916 |
| Grade 2 | $50 | 424 |
| Grade 1 | $230 | 891 |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Grade values are PSA-based; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Rarity
- Promo
- Type
- Psychic
- HP
- 30
- Stage
- Stage1
- Weakness
- Psychic x2
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Released
- 1996
Attacks
- Psyche40Psychic · Psychic
Ancient Mew — collector's take
Is Ancient Mew worth grading?
So is Ancient Mew worth grading? Here is the honest math: a raw copy runs $109, a Grade 9 jumps to $253, and a PSA 10 sits way up at $2,952, which works out to 27.0x the raw price. That is a big gap, and it is tempting to send every copy you own straight to PSA hoping for gem mint. But grading costs money and time regardless of the outcome, and Ancient Mew was a promo card handled and packaged in ways that make sharp corners and clean centering harder to find than you would think. If your copy already looks close to flawless under a loose, angled light, it is worth a shot. If it has any soft corners or print lines, you might be paying to confirm what you already suspected.
How rare is it?
Across all the copies that have gone through grading, 91,537 have been slabbed, and out of that whole population only 6,204 have come back a PSA 10. That is a small slice earning the top grade, which tells you gem mint Ancient Mew copies are genuinely hard to pull off even when collectors are trying their best to protect them. That scarcity at the top end is exactly why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw and Grade 9 numbers, the demand is chasing a genuinely limited slice of the population.
Where to pull it
We track real pulls across sites like collector-crypt, courtyard, packs, tilt-rips and lastpack, and Ancient Mew has shown up 200 or more times in our recorded data, including one pull that hit $9,889. It has turned up in packs like the Legendary Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Pro Pack, Pokemon VIP (Spicy), Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, and Celebrations Pack. That said, it is still a promo from 1996, so most people chasing a specific Ancient Mew price today are buying one directly rather than hoping to rip it, and it is worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble where most rips do not pay off. Our pull data at least gives you a real look at where it has actually surfaced instead of guessing.
Questions people ask
How much is Ancient Mew worth?
A raw or ungraded Ancient Mew is valued at $109 right now. Once graded, a Grade 9 climbs to $253, and a PSA 10 reaches $2,952. The price really depends on condition and whether it has been graded at all.
Is Ancient Mew worth grading?
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for 27.0x what a raw copy goes for. But only 6,204 out of 91,537 graded copies have hit that top grade, so it is not a guarantee, and grading fees are worth weighing against your card's actual condition before you send it in.
What set is Ancient Mew from?
Ancient Mew comes from the Promo set, released back in 1996, and it is officially classified as a Promo rarity rather than part of a numbered main set. That promo status is a big part of why it still catches collectors' attention today.
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