Professor Elm's Lecture — Lost Thunder #188a, 1st Edition printing

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Professor Elm's Lecture 188a/214 · Lost Thunder 1st Edition price

Raw 1st edition · near mint

$19.68

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Standard printinghub$23.78
1st Editionthis page$19.68

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1st Edition price history

1st Edition raw price history, 2024-10-01 to 2026-10-04 — closing on the figure above.

Raw 1st Edition · latest

$20▲ 119%over 366 days

2025-10-03 → 2026-10-04

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About the 1st Edition printing

Which object this page prices — and how to tell it from the standard Professor Elm's Lecture.

The 1st Edition Professor Elm's Lecture carries the first-print stamp on the left of the card, from the earliest Lost Thunder print run before the unlimited reprint. Scarcer than unlimited by construction and priced as a separate product at every grade.

How to tell · bottom-left of the illustration window

A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.

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1st Edition graded prices

Specific to the 1st edition printing: its own graded-sales ladder, refereed by our sales of this printing where we have five or more at a grade, with PriceCharting as the cross-reference. Each rung says which.

PSA 10$35018× rawPriceChartingpage →
BGS 10$45523× rawPriceCharting

Grading a clean 1st edition copy turns roughly $20 into about $350 at PSA 10 — PSA grades this card a 10 about 7% of the time, a census rate that overstates a fresh submission’s odds. Where a range is shown it is the recent low–high sale spread at that grade.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is the 1st Edition Professor Elm's Lecture (Lost Thunder #188a) worth?

As of 4 October 2026, a raw near-mint 1st Edition Professor Elm's Lecture from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $20, from our printing index. The standard printing's raw price is $24; the two are separate products.

How do I tell the 1st Edition Professor Elm's Lecture from the standard one?

Bottom-left of the illustration window: A black “EDITION 1” stamp sits to the left of the picture, between the illustration and the card's lower text. No stamp means it is not 1st Edition, whatever else the listing says.

What is a PSA 10 1st Edition Professor Elm's Lecture worth?

About $350 — roughly 18× the raw 1st edition price. PSA grades this card a 10 about 7% of the time.