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Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultra Rare, reported stainless steel prize Japanese In review
1999

Black Luster Soldier (1999 prize)

1999 Japanese Duel Monsters National Tournament prize · No number established

Tournament prizes Art: Not credited on card Konami

Values as of Sep 26, 2026 in USD. Market price = median of at least 5 qualifying sales of this exact version and grade in the last 90 days. Methodology

Sales history

No sales documented yet for this card.

Verified: an editor or automated check confirmed the figure on the source page. Cross-checked: an independent second research pass reopened the source and confirmed it. Reported: cited by research but not re-checked; never used in metrics. Asking prices are never listed here.

Price chart

No qualifying sales yet.

Graded population

No sourced population figure yet.

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Grading math for this card

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About Black Luster Soldier (1999 prize)

The 1999 stainless steel Black Luster Soldier is widely discussed as an early Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament prize rather than a normal pack-pulled card. Collectors search it because public claims about uniqueness and price are common, but many claims are not supported by opened primary sale records.

Why this card matters

HistoricalSecondary references describe this object as a stainless steel prize connected to a February 21, 1999 Japanese Duel Monsters national tournament, with Black Luster Soldier awarded to the champion. That makes the research problem different from a normal booster card: provenance and event documentation matter more than routine set-code matching. Because an official Konami page confirming the original 1999 award was not opened, this entry treats the tournament-prize identity as reported rather than fully source-complete. [1][2]

Identifying the exact version

AnalysisDo not confuse the reported 1999 stainless steel prize with later Black Luster Soldier cards, Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, Premium Pack versions, or the 2024 Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards sweepstakes normal-monster version. The 2024 sweepstakes page is an official Konami source for a later commemorative distribution, not proof of the 1999 prize's market value. For the 1999 object, require provenance, event chain, material, dimensions, images, and expert inspection. [2][3]

What moves the price between versions and grades

AnalysisNo acceptable sale record for the 1999 stainless steel prize was opened. Asking-price stories and repeated million-dollar claims are not sold comps under the pricing rules. The evidence supports saying the card is historically discussed and difficult to compare, not assigning a market value. Later 2024 sweepstakes Black Luster Soldier sales or PSA populations are not comparable because that is a different product and supply event. [3][4]

Authenticity checks

AnalysisCompare against official references; multiple checks; no destructive tests; copied cert numbers exist. For this card, ordinary checklist matching is insufficient because the claimed object is an unusual prize. Require documented provenance from the award chain, physical expert review, material and print inspection, images of both sides, and any authentication paperwork. Do not rely on a viral price claim, a marketplace screenshot, or a copied story about uniqueness as authentication. [3][5]

Identity note: The seed identity could not be fully verified from an opened official Konami page. Secondary references consistently describe a 1999 stainless steel tournament prize, but no verified sale or official print-run document was found during this pass.

What people get wrong about this card

The 1999 stainless steel Black Luster Soldier definitely sold for $2 million.
No opened source in this research pass showed a completed sale with buyer, venue, date, and price, so the sale claim is not adopted.
The 2024 sweepstakes Black Luster Soldier is the same as the 1999 prize.
Konami's 2024 sweepstakes terms describe a later special normal-monster prize tied to the stainless steel Egyptian God Card promotion, not the 1999 tournament prize.
One-of-one status alone establishes value.
Even if uniqueness is supported, a value claim still requires actual sold comps or an executable bid; low supply alone is insufficient.
A listing price is a sale.
An ask is not a completed transaction and must not be recorded as a sale.

Based on the claims our guides decline to adopt: Risk and strategy · Case studies and corrections

Supply events

  1. Dec 15, 2023 · new treatment
    Konami opened a Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards sweepstakes in which entrants could win a special Ultra Rare Normal Monster version of Black Luster Soldier; this is a later commemorative product, not the 1999 prize card. Source

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Frequently asked questions

Did the 1999 stainless steel Black Luster Soldier sell for $2 million?
Not established; no opened source showed a completed $2 million sale with date, venue, and transaction record. Sources: 4, 5. [4][5]
Is the 2024 Black Luster Soldier sweepstakes card the same card?
No; the 2024 Konami sweepstakes card is a later commemorative prize and should be kept separate from the reported 1999 stainless steel tournament prize. Source: 3. [3]
How many 1999 stainless steel Black Luster Soldier prize cards exist?
Not established from an opened official source in this pass; secondary references report a champion prize, but CardVolume should treat the exact count as unverified unless a primary source is added. Sources: 1, 2. [1][2]
What is the card number?
No public card number was established from opened official sources for the 1999 stainless steel prize. Sources: 1, 2. [1][2]
Can PSA population for the 2024 sweepstakes version be used here?
No; the 2024 sweepstakes population belongs to a different product and cannot be used for the 1999 prize. Source: 3. [3]

Sources

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters National Tournament prize cards — Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
  2. Summary of stainless steel Yu-Gi-Oh OCG cards — YUGIOH OCG STARTER (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
  3. Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Stainless Steel Egyptian God Cards Sweepstakes terms — Konami (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
  4. 2003 Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament Black Luster Soldier Value and Price Guide — Curio Comp (accessed Sep 26, 2026)
  5. Somebody Wants $10 Million for This Yu-Gi-Oh Card — Kotaku (accessed Sep 26, 2026)

Not yet established

  • An official Konami page for the 1999 prize event was not found in opened sources.
  • No acceptable completed sale record for the 1999 stainless steel prize was found.
  • The exact surviving ownership/provenance chain was not established.
  • The exact manufacturer production quantity was not established from primary evidence.

Research: Codex research pass (live web) · automated source checks · independent cross-check · generated Sep 26, 2026 · awaiting editor review · updated Sep 26, 2026. Found an error? Report it.

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