Stephen Curry 2016-17 Immaculate 1/1 Sells for $55K

Stephen Curry’s high-end market added another data point on 2026-03-08, when Goldin closed a key modern patch auto at a strong five-figure number. The card: a 2016-17 Panini Immaculate Collection Premium Patch Autographs Platinum #PP-SC Stephen Curry, featuring an on-card signature, a premium multicolor game-used patch, serial-numbered 1/1, and graded BGS NM-MT+ 8.5.

Converted from the hammer in cents, the final price was $55,023. For a non-rookie, ultra-modern (2010s) premium patch autograph, this is the kind of result that helps set expectations for future Curry high-end sales.

Card overview

Let’s break down what this card actually is for anyone newer to the hobby:

• Player: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• Year: 2016-17
• Set: Panini Immaculate Collection
• Insert / subset: Premium Patch Autographs
• Parallel: Platinum (1/1)
• Card number: #PP-SC
• Autograph: On-card (Curry signed directly on the card surface)
• Memorabilia: Multicolor game-used patch
• Serial numbering: 1/1 (one-of-one, the only copy of this specific parallel)
• Grading: BGS 8.5 (NM-MT+), Beckett Grading Services

Immaculate is one of Panini’s core high-end basketball brands, known for thick-card stock, jumbo patches, and on-card signatures of star players. “Premium Patch Autographs” is one of its key autograph-patch inserts. The Platinum 1/1 tier sits at the top of that hierarchy in terms of scarcity.

This is not a rookie card (Curry’s rookies are from 2009), but in the modern/ultra-modern space, true one-of-one premium patch autos of all-time greats sit in their own lane beside rookies, especially when they combine on-card ink with a strong game-used patch.

Grading details

Beckett (BGS) gave this card an overall grade of 8.5 (Near Mint-Mint+). For thick, patch-based cards, surface and corners are often the limiting subgrades because of the thicker stock and manufacturing/handling challenges.

In high-end collecting, the overall story is often a balance between:

• Aesthetics: Patch quality, autograph quality, design
• Scarcity: In this case, a true 1/1
• Grade: Higher grades help, but a 1/1 can still be highly desirable in the 8–9 range, especially for thick cards

Since this is a one-of-one, there is no population report ("pop report" is a grading company’s count of how many copies exist in each grade) in the usual sense. There is only one copy of this exact Platinum parallel regardless of grade.

Market context and comps

Because this is a 1/1, there are no direct, repeated sales of the exact card to build a clean price history. Instead, collectors look at:

• Other Curry Immaculate Premium Patch Autos from nearby years
• Other 1/1 Curry patch autos from comparable high-end products (e.g., National Treasures, Flawless, Immaculate)
• High-end but more common parallels (e.g., /10, /25) as rough benchmarks

Across major auction houses and marketplaces, recent verified public results for similar Curry cards have generally shown:

• Immaculate Premium Patch Autos of Curry numbered to 10 or 25 tending to sell in the mid- to high-four figures, with especially strong copies sometimes pushing into the low five figures.
• Top-tier 1/1 patch autos of Curry from premium brands (Immaculate, National Treasures, Flawless) reaching solid five-figure levels, with the very best examples (e.g., rookie-year NT RPA 1/1s or logo-man autos) historically capable of far higher numbers when they do surface.

Within that general framework, a $55,023 result for a non-rookie, but true 1/1, on-card auto with game-used patch is in line with what many collectors would recognize as a serious but not irrational number. It reflects both Curry’s status and the ongoing strength of premium patch autos for established superstars.

Because high-end 1/1s change hands infrequently and often privately, it’s hard to call this definitively high or low in a strict quantitative sense. It is, however, a meaningful public benchmark for 2010s Curry Immaculate 1/1 patch autos.

Why this card matters to collectors

1. Stephen Curry’s long-term place in the game

Curry is widely viewed as one of the defining players of his era and a transformative figure for the modern NBA. For many collectors, he is already in the conversation with the greatest guards of all time, which tends to:

• Support long-term demand for his key rookies
• Give staying power to his best non-rookie, patch-auto, and 1/1 cards

As he continues adding career milestones—climbing all-time three-point lists, postseason totals, and franchise records—his market tends to experience waves of renewed interest.

2. Immaculate as a brand

Within Panini’s basketball portfolio, Immaculate has become one of the core high-end brands, generally sitting just below National Treasures in perceived status and roughly alongside Flawless in many collectors’ minds.

Collectors associate Immaculate with:

• Large game-used patches that often include team name, number, or logo pieces
• On-card autographs for stars and legends
• Clean, white-space-heavy designs that put the patch and autograph front and center

That brand reputation supports long-term attention for key Curry cards from the set, especially low-numbered or 1/1 examples.

3. The importance of game-used, on-card patch autos

Not all memorabilia cards are created equal. Details that matter to many advanced collectors include:

• Game-used vs. player-worn: Game-used means the patch came from a jersey actually used in an NBA game, which typically carries more weight than event- or photo-shoot-worn material.
• On-card autograph: Curry signed directly on the card surface, which is often preferred over sticker autos both aesthetically and from a perceived prestige standpoint.
• Patch quality: Multicolor, visually striking patches tend to be more sought-after than plain, single-color swatches.

This card checks all three boxes, making it stand out even before considering the 1/1 Platinum parallel.

4. Era and scarcity

2016-17 falls into what many would call the ultra-modern era of basketball cards: print runs are higher in general than the 1990s, but premium serial-numbered and 1/1 cards tightly control true scarcity.

Important distinctions:

• Base cards from this era are plentiful.
• True 1/1s that combine on-card ink and game-used patches of a franchise cornerstone are meaningfully scarce.

Even though grading standards and production quality have evolved, you simply cannot “grade into” more copies of this card. There is one, full stop.

Price context for Curry collectors and small sellers

At $55,023 through Goldin on 2026-03-08, this Immaculate Platinum 1/1 isn’t setting an all-time Curry record, but it does:

• Reinforce the idea that high-end Curry remains a deep market, especially for patch autos.
• Provide a fresh comp (short for “comparable sale,” a reference point for pricing similar cards) for other top-tier, non-rookie Curry 1/1s.
• Signal continued confidence in the Immaculate brand for star-level patch autos.

For collectors or small sellers, some practical takeaways:

• Non-rookie star cards can matter. While rookie cards get most of the attention, ultra-low-numbered, high-quality non-rookie patch autos can achieve significant results.
• Brand and attributes drive value. Game-used, on-card autos from respected high-end sets tend to be viewed differently than lower-tier or sticker-auto issues, even if the player is the same.
• Condition still matters—but differently for 1/1s. A BGS 8.5 on a thick patch auto is respectable. On a one-of-one, many buyers focus more on eye appeal than chasing a perfect grade that may not be realistic for this card type.

What this might mean going forward

Without predicting the future, a sale like this suggests a few things for the broader high-end basketball market:

• Top-tier, game-used, on-card patch autos of established superstars continue to see active bidding when they hit a reputable auction house.
• Collectors are still distinguishing between true flagship brands (Immaculate, National Treasures, Flawless) and everything else when deciding what to chase.
• For players in Curry’s tier, collectors increasingly view key non-rookie cards—especially unique 1/1s—as long-term centerpieces rather than just side pieces to rookie collections.

For anyone tracking Curry’s market, this Goldin sale is a useful peg in the timeline: a 2016-17 Immaculate Collection Premium Patch Autographs Platinum 1/1, BGS 8.5, closing at $55,023 on 2026-03-08. As more high-end Curry cards surface in coming years, this result will likely be one of the reference points collectors look back to when evaluating where the market has been and where it might be heading.