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The archive still uses placeholder art when an exact public reference scan has not been matched cleanly to the checklist entry.
2009-10
Card #72 is part of the autograph-only continuation at the end of the 2009 rookie run. It matters because it shows the final-year rookie structure is not random; the set intentionally extends its autograph rookies beyond the RC-marked portion of the checklist.
| Year | 2009-10 |
|---|---|
| Set | Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Basketball |
| Subset | Rookie |
| Insert family | Exquisite Rookies and Variants |
| Card number | #72 |
| Players | Stephen Curry |
| Teams | Golden State Warriors |
| Rookie | Yes |
| Autograph | Yes |
| Memorabilia | No |
| Serial numbering | /225 |
| Appearance kind | solo |
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Source references
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Stephen Curry is the most important reason the final NBA Exquisite release cannot be dismissed as a mere epilogue. The card is not a classic NBA patch autograph, but it is a source-backed Curry autograph inside the 37-card /225 rookie spine, and that alone gives 2009-10 lasting collector gravity.
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The player-numbered Rookie Parallel is one of the most important structural details in the 2009 set because it gives the final-year rookie line a subject-specific scarcity layer. Curry at /31 is a strong example of that collector texture.
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Harden's second autograph-only continuation card is a useful archival detail because it shows how the 2009 rookie run layers autograph subjects deeper into the numbering rather than confining them to one early RC band.
