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Cynthia Cooper

1997 · Pinnacle Inside WNBA · #2

Cynthia Cooper’s #2 is a recognized Pinnacle Inside WNBA rookie issue.

Sport: Basketball
Year / season: 1997
Set: Pinnacle Inside WNBA
Number: #2
Format: Card
Issue status: Rookie card

About this card

Cynthia Cooper’s 1997 Pinnacle Inside WNBA card is number 2 in that release. Pinnacle Inside was sold in sealed cans rather than packs, and its 1997 WNBA set covers the league’s first season.

The catalog labels this a rookie card, based on the source cited below.

How to identify it

Record the brand, year and number together: the same player often has several similar cards from one season, and the number alone can point to the wrong one.

In Cynthia Cooper’s run

This is the only Cynthia Cooper entry in the catalog so far.

In the 1997 checklist

The catalog’s selected checklist for the 1997 Pinnacle Inside WNBA release also includes Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes. It is a partial checklist of cataloged cards, not the full release.

What to know about this issue

The rookie label identifies the WNBA issue, rather than a first playing season.

Inspect the source

Source reviewed 2026-10-07. The source describes this issue; it does not verify any item offered by a third party.

PSA Set Registry: NBA Hall of Fame Players — Rookies (opens in a new tab)

No assigned grade, market value or verified offer is supplied by this reference entry.

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Raw or graded. Inspect the actual copy.

The issue stays 1997 · Pinnacle Inside WNBA. These are research checks, not a condition assessment of a specimen.

Raw / ungraded

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Record visible condition: Inspect corners, edges, centering and surface in suitable photographs or in person. Record damage or unanswered questions without assigning a predicted professional grade.
Keep authentication separate: Ungraded does not establish authenticity or mean “never authenticated.” A protective case alone does not establish a professional condition grade.

Professionally graded

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