1996 Finest Kevin Garnett #138 Gold With Coating PSA 9 Timberwolves

While perhaps not as splashy as Kevin Garnett's 1995 Hoops rookie card, this 1996 Topps Finest card from Garnett's sophomore season is a gem unto itself. That year, Finest produced basketball cards in metal-themed tiers -- Bronze, Silver, and Gold -- based on a card's production number. 

The Garnett -- numbered at #138 -- falls into the Gold tier, making it among the rarest printed from this set. Case in point: only one Gold card was inserted into every 24 Finest packs. Additionally, each card came with protective coating; it was up to each collector to peel it off or leave it intact. 

This 1996 Finest Kevin Garnett #138 with Coating is professionally graded as PSA 9, Mint condition, with 42 total cards with the same grade in the PSA population report.