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12-02-2025, 10:00 AM
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List of ICONIC cards to have?
Anyone have a list to share, want to start creating one, etc?
For basketball and or even the other sports. Examples that come to mind are Jordan 1993-94 Fleer Ultra Scoring Kings, 1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr, 1995 Pinnacle bubblegum card Ken Griffey Jr, 1989 Fleer Billy Ripken FF, etc. Discuss and share. Thanks much. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by TheGoatOfLife; 12-02-2025 at 10:35 AM. |
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12-02-2025, 10:38 AM
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hmmmm I've seen threads like this before but I'll start with an obvious one, Wilt Chamberlain's 1961 Fleer Rookie card
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12-02-2025, 10:46 AM
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1997-98 SkyBox Premium Star Rubies Scot Pollard PSA10 - maybe the single greatest card on earth
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12-02-2025, 11:07 AM
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The list of iconic cards to have is the list of cards that i personally like and own, most of the "iconic cards to have" you are referring to i can't afford anyways
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90's Basketball - https://flickr.com/photos/202877037@N08/albums Last edited by jetta20162; 12-02-2025 at 11:10 AM. |
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12-02-2025, 11:09 AM
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To answer OP's question, it just depends on the time period. I'm no expert (especially with pre 2000 stuff), but the categories in general would be: Vintage through the 1980's (Star RC's) - Jordan 86 Fleer, Magic/Bird/Erving RC, Kareem RC, Mikan RC, Wilt RC, Russell RC, Jordan Star RC 90's Cards (Inserts/Parallels) - PMG, Metal Universe, Topps Chrome Kobe RC, SP Authentic Vince Carter, So many Inserts to choose from 2000's - 2015 time period: Kind of dead hobby period but lots of innovation in this time period (my favorite time period when I started collecting) - 2003 Topps Chrome Lebron, Topps Lebron RC, Exquisite Lebron, So many iconic Exquisite cards - Jordan/Lebron/Kobe - Limited Logos, Durant Topps Chrome RC, Topps Chrome Gold Ref's - Kobe, Lebron, Curry Topps/Topps Chrome RC, 12-13 Prizm Silvers of big names, 13-14 Prizm Giannis 2015 - Present: Somewhat lacking innovation imo but lots more to choose form, higher print runs. - Prizm RC's - Jokic, Luka, Wemby, etc, National Treasures of Top RC's, Kabooms/Downtowns, etc etc. |
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12-02-2025, 11:50 AM
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My first stab of a 'top 20' of iconic basketball cards would (in date order) look something like this...
1957-58 Topps - Bill Russell RC 1961-62 Fleer - Wilt Chamberlain RC 1961-62 Fleer - Jerry West RC 1961-62 Fleer - Oscar Robertson RC 1969-70 Topps - Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar RC 1972-73 Topps - Julius Erving RC 1980-81 Topps - Larry Bird RC / Julius Erving / Magic Johnson RC 1984-85 Star - Michael Jordan XRC 1986-87 Fleer - Michael Jordan RC 1989-90 Hoops - David Robinson RC 1992-93 Upper Deck - Shaquille O'Neal RC 1992-93 Topps Beam Team - Shaquille O'Neal 1993-94 Ultra Scoring Kings - Michael Jordan 1996-97 E-X2000 - Kobe Bryant RC 1997-98 E-X2001 Jambalaya - Michael Jordan 1997-98 Metal Universe - PMG - Michael Jordan 2003-04 Exquisite RPA - LeBron James RC 2003-04 Topps Chrome - Lebron James RC 2009-10 Topps Chrome - Stephon Curry RC 2018-19 Prizm Silver - Luka Doncic RC Last edited by threepointplay; 12-03-2025 at 04:31 PM. |
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12-02-2025, 12:05 PM
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12-02-2025, 01:12 PM
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12-02-2025, 01:15 PM
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I'd add the 96 Chrome Kobe. Greening issues aside, it's iconic.
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12-02-2025, 02:01 PM
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12-03-2025, 04:19 PM
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Some version of 2012 Prizm LeBron James #1.
This is the first Prizm card ever made. It's LeBron at his peak, pictured matching up against Kevin Durant during LeBron's 1st NBA Finals win.
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12-09-2025, 03:15 AM
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57 russell 61 wilt 69 alcinder 70 pistol 72 dr j 74 walton 75 malone.....(not really iconic but a personal favorite) 80 bird/magic 84 star mj 86 fleer mj plus any star co jordan from 84-86 96 kobe ex2000 last year i bought was 96/97 so my list stops there.but id imagine a few 03 james cards should be included just not sure what cards. |
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12-09-2025, 07:18 AM
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"Iconic" describes something very famous, representative of a time, culture, or idea, and widely revered or symbolic, like Audrey Hepburn's style or the Statue of Liberty, embodying a larger concept through a powerful, recognizable image or person. It signifies cultural significance, often becoming an enduring symbol of quality, an era, or a core value, far beyond mere popularity.
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