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The best of Louisiana Card Con: the nicest cards we graded, October 31 to November 1 in Mandeville. A Charizard graded 10 GEM-MT in front, with a Lionel Messi 1/1 and a Cooper Flagg rookie behind it, in Golden Grading Raw Card Review holders.

Thank you to everyone who came out to Louisiana Card Con at the Castine Center in Mandeville on October 31 and November 1. We graded cards on the spot all weekend with same-day Raw Card Review, and you brought some beauties.

Here are our favorites from both days.

The headliners

Charizard Pokémon card 4/102 from the 30th Celebration Classic Collection, with a gold sparkle border and the 30th anniversary Pikachu stamp, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 10 GEM-MT.
SUNDAY · 10 GEM-MTCharizardPokémon 30th Celebration · Classic Collection · 4/102The Base Set Charizard is the card a generation of collectors grew up chasing. Pokémon brought it back in gold sparkle foil for its 30th Celebration set in September, stamped with the 30th anniversary Pikachu, and this copy came back a perfect 10.
Lionel Messi 2026 Topps Chrome MLS Pearlers Golden Pearl 1/1, a gold card of Messi in a pink Inter Miami kit, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
SATURDAY · 9 MINTLionel Messi2026 Topps Chrome MLS · Pearlers Golden Pearl · 1/1A true one-of-one. The Golden Pearl is the rarest parallel in 2026 Topps Chrome MLS’s Pearlers insert, numbered 1/1, so this is the only copy of this Messi card in the world, and it graded 9 MINT.
Mew Pokémon card, 30C R/RGB, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
SATURDAY · 9 MINTMewPokémon 30th Celebration · R/RGBOne of the most eye-catching cards of the weekend: Mew from Pokémon’s 30th Celebration set, in a bold red design. It graded 9 MINT.
Cooper Flagg 2025-26 Topps Chrome Cactus Jack rookie card, a black-and-white photo of him in a black Dallas Mavericks jersey in front of chain links and brick, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 10 GEM-MT.
SUNDAY · 10 GEM-MTCooper Flagg2025-26 Topps Chrome Cactus Jack · RookieThe No. 1 pick of the 2025 NBA Draft, on his Topps Chrome Cactus Jack rookie card: a black-and-white shot of him in the Mavericks’ black jersey against chain link and brick. Another perfect 10.
Kimi Antonelli 2025 Topps Chrome F1 On The Move Pink Refractor rookie card numbered 246/250, in his black Mercedes race suit, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
SUNDAY · 9 MINTKimi Antonelli2025 Topps Chrome F1 · On The Move · Pink Refractor 246/250 · RookieWe graded his rookie card on Sunday, the same day he clinched the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship in Mexico City. At 20, he’s the youngest champion in F1 history.

More from Sunday

Mike Trout 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary Toile Cream/Rose Gold Refractor numbered to 75, a red-toned 1954-style Angels card, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Mike Trout2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary · Toile Cream/Rose Gold Refractor /759 MINT
Pikachu ex Pokémon card 149/128, a full-art Special Illustration Rare from the 30th Celebration set showing Pikachu in a confetti-filled crowd of Pokémon, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 10 GEM-MT.
Pikachu exPokémon 30th Celebration · Special Illustration Rare · 149/12810 GEM-MT
Victor Wembanyama 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Purple Geometric refractor numbered 40/75, a purple card of him in a gray San Antonio Spurs jersey with a raised fist, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Victor Wembanyama2025-26 Topps Chrome Update · Purple Geometric 40/759 MINT
Lugia Pokémon card 149/147 from the 30th Celebration Classic Collection, with an all-over gold glitter foil border and the 30th anniversary Pikachu stamp, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 10 GEM-MT.
LugiaPokémon 30th Celebration · Classic Collection · 149/14710 GEM-MT
Triple H 2026 Topps Universe WWE Legends Autographs Red Magma, a red-foil autographed card numbered 01/10, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 8 NM-MT.
Triple H2026 Topps Universe WWE · Legends Autographs · Red Magma 01/108 NM-MT
Lamine Yamal 2024-25 Topps Finest UEFA Top of the World insert, a rainbow starburst card showing him in a blue and red Barcelona kit, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Lamine Yamal2024-25 Topps Finest UEFA · Top of the World9 MINT
Michael Jordan 1992-93 Upper Deck FaniMation Agent 23, a comic-art card of Jordan as a red-suited superhero dunking, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 8 NM-MT.
Michael Jordan1992-93 Upper Deck · FaniMation · Agent 238 NM-MT
Stephen Curry 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update Yellow RayWave refractor numbered 171/275, a yellow wave-pattern card of Curry shooting in a cream Warriors jersey, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Stephen Curry2025-26 Topps Chrome Update · Yellow RayWave 171/2759 MINT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2018-19 Donruss Rated Rookie card in a blue Clippers jersey, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander2018-19 Donruss · Rated Rookie9 MINT

More from Saturday

Sammy Sosa Topps Chrome All-Star autograph numbered 21/25, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Sammy SosaTopps Chrome · All-Star Auto · 21/259 MINT
Gengar Prime Pokémon card 94/102 with the 30th anniversary stamp, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 10 GEM-MT.
Gengar PrimePokémon · 94/102 · 30th Anniversary10 GEM-MT
Michael Jordan 1997-98 SkyBox Premium Silky Smooth, a die-cut card shaped like a basketball net, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 4 VG-EX.
Michael Jordan1997-98 SkyBox Premium · Silky Smooth4 VG-EX
Michael Irvin Donruss Downtown, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Michael IrvinDonruss · Downtown9 MINT
Sneasel Pokémon card 25/111 with the 30th anniversary stamp, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 10 GEM-MT.
SneaselPokémon · 25/111 · 30th Anniversary10 GEM-MT
Cavan Sullivan 2025 Topps Chrome MLS gold rookie card numbered to 50, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Cavan Sullivan2025 Topps Chrome MLS · Gold /50 · Rookie9 MINT
Fernando Mendoza 2026 Topps Flagship First Signatures rookie autograph, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Fernando Mendoza2026 Topps Flagship · First Signatures · Rookie Auto9 MINT
Jacob Misiorowski Topps Chrome rookie autograph numbered 022/499, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Jacob MisiorowskiTopps Chrome · Rookie Auto · 022/4999 MINT
A hand-drawn Star Wars sketch card of a trooper's helmet, in a Golden Grading holder, graded 9 MINT.
Star WarsHand-drawn sketch card9 MINT

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