The grade, the material and the player combine to give this Alex Rodriguez rookie card its Hope Diamond cachet. SP/Upper Deck's 1994 Premier Prospect foil card of ARod as a rookie has avoided oxidation. All you get is a pristine, highly prized collectible of a player headed for Cooperstown and more. Sharp borderless photo captures a hopeful Rodriguez after he tore up the minors. The back wraps a brief bio around an egg-shaped picture of him in a relaxed batting stance. The stats read: "No professional experience." He would get that soon enough. This is the card that collectors cluck about at shows and on the web. Gorgeous, valuable, elusive and in top condition, this is a get to go for. Graded PSA 10 Gem Mint.