Key keywords: Cooper Flagg patch card, 2024 Bowman U Chrome, rare sports card find, Rhode Island card shop pull, 1-of-1 Cooper Flagg autograph, NCAA basketball prospect card, sports card collecting investment, Duke Blue Devils basketball card A 22-year-old college student and casual sports card collector from Providence, Rhode Island has made one of the most valuable sports card pulls of 2024, after uncovering a 1-of-1 Cooper Flagg patch autograph card in a box of 2024 Bowman U Chrome purchased at a local card store. The collector, Jake Marlowe, told reporters he visited Ocean State Cards, a family-owned hobby shop in downtown Providence, last Saturday with a group of friends, planning to spend $1,200 on a single hobby box of the newly released Bowman U Chrome set in hopes of pulling a basic autographed card of Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Flagg, a 6-foot-8 freshman forward for the Duke Blue Devils, is widely considered the most hyped college basketball prospect since Zion Williamson, with scouts praising his elite two-way play, basketball IQ, and franchise player upside. His trading cards have been among the most sought-after items in the collecting space since he was a junior in high school, with even ungraded base cards selling for hundreds of dollars on secondary markets. The rare card Marlowe pulled features a 3-color patch cut from a jersey Flagg wore during his senior year of high school exhibition play, alongside a hard-signed autograph and a “1/1” marking confirming it is the only copy of the card in existence. Multiple industry experts who have reviewed photos of the card estimate its current value at between $150,000 and $200,000, noting that the price could double or triple if Flagg performs as expected during his freshman season at Duke and locks in his status as the top 2025 draft pick. Marlowe said he has no immediate plans to sell the card, and will first send it to Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) to be graded for condition, before deciding whether to list it for auction or keep it as part of his personal collection. The pull has already gone viral across sports card collecting communities on TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and Reddit, with thousands of collectors sharing their excitement over the rare find, which marks the first time the 1-of-1 Flagg patch card has been pulled since the Bowman U Chrome set launched in late August. Local hobby shop owners across Rhode Island have reported a 300% spike in sales of Bowman U Chrome packs since news of the pull spread earlier this week, as local collectors rush to try their luck at finding rare Flagg cards of their own.