2009 Topps Chrome Refractor Stephen Curry ROOKIE /500 #101 BGS 9.5 GEM MINT

When Stephen Curry broke into the NBA as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 draft, fans did not know what to expect. Many had watched Curry push tiny Davidson College to a deep NCAA Tournament run, but nobody knew whether his long-range sharp-shooting would translate to the NBA. Little did anyone know that Curry would break numerous NBA 3-point shooting records and become one of the highest-profile players in league history. Curry flashes a bright smile on his 2009-10 Topps Chrome rookie card, a popular offering that allowed an era of Topps basketball cards to go out in style—and give one of the NBA’s most popular players a rookie Refractor. Considering Curry’s glowing legacy, many collectors have earmarked a special place in their collection for his cards – especially his rookie issues. In 2009, Topps released its final flagship series before Panini’s exclusive NBA license took effect. Curry highlights 15 rookies who close out the 110-card Topps Chrome checklist. Instead of producing Topps Chrome as a standalone set for 2009-10, the company included /999 Topps Chrome cards as inserts in boxes of the flagship release. Topps also produced three Refractor parallels, including /500 base Refractors. This PSA 10 example is a prime piece of Curry history – a Gem Mint monster of one of the most famous basketball printings of all time. Of the 212 copies of this card that BGS has assessed, just three have a higher grade than this Gem Mint 9.5. Subgrades include 9.5s for Centering, Edges and Surface. The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 02/20/2026.