Fleer Ultra Gold Medallions are some of the earliest parallels in basketball cards. While they took on a few different forms over the years, they always added additional pop to the premium line's stellar photography. That's on display with this 1996-97 Ultra Gold Medallion Michael Jordan. The image and full-bleed design shows vintage MJ, soaring over his opponents, focused and flying. Instead of the usual silver foil, his name and the Ultra logo are gold.
This card could be found in Series 1 packs, landing at a relatively tough rate of 1:12 packs, or roughly two per box. With 148 possible Gold Medallion cards in Series 1, that would mean ripping more than 70 boxes to hopefully land a Jordan—significantly more to find one in such strong condition.
Of the 136 copies of this card assessed by PSA, just five have received Gem Mint 10 grades.
The certification number on this card has been checked against the third-party grader's online database and is active as of 08/14/2025.
