1996 Finest Shaquille O'Neal w Coating #243
1996
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Uncommon
$8.14est. value (ungraded)
Prices updated 2026-10-23
Based on recorded sold prices how we price cards
Set
1996 FinestCard number
#243
Year
1996
Parallel / variant
w Coating
Shaquille O'Neal price history
$87.58▲ 0.0%
Oct 22 · $87.58 low$87.58 high · Oct 23
PSA 10 market value, one reading a day. One-day spikes that reverse the next day are left out.
Price by month
Average price of the 1996 Finest Shaquille O'Neal w Coating #243 each month, from 1 recorded price reading. Prices are re-checked regularly; a month's average counts each day from that month's first reading at the price that held that day.
Recorded high
$8.14
Recorded low
$8.14
| Month | Source | Average | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Market value | $8.14 | — |
Shaquille O'Neal prices by grade
| Grade | Value | eBay |
|---|---|---|
| Ungraded | $8.14 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 7 | $10.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 8 | $16.05 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 9 | $54.86 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| Grade 9.5 | $68.89 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| PSA 10 | $87.58 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| BGS 10 | $114.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| CGC 10 | $35.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
| SGC 10 | $53.00 | Buy on eBay ↗ |
Other versions of this Shaquille O'Neal card
2 versions, each priced on its own. Most valuable first.
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Affiliate — we may earn a commission1996 Finest Shaquille O'Neal w Coating #243 value & prices
The 1996 Finest Shaquille O'Neal w Coating #243 is a Basketball card (w Coating parallel) released in 1996. Ungraded copies carry a market value of about $8.14.
An ungraded copy is worth around $8.14, a PSA 9 around $54.86, a PSA 10 (Gem Mint) around $87.58 and a pristine BGS 10 around $114.00. That's roughly a 11× premium for a gem-mint copy over raw — one of the clearest signals that condition-sensitive buyers dominate this card's market.
Is it worth grading?
With raw copies near $8.14 and top grades reaching $87.58, grading a sharp copy of this card can clearly pay for itself — the spread comfortably covers a typical ~$25.00 grading fee. The catch: only submit copies with strong centering, clean corners, and unmarked surfaces, because anything below a 9 usually erases the math.
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