154 C.N.R. Blotout Sale Sold

By Barrett Nicpon; posted January 20, 2007
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One of these has to be offered up on occasion. A lot of history behind this piece. Diamond's marketing technique to make C.N.R.-embossed CD 154s as a selling point failed miserably for whatever reason, and this resulted in a whole whack of moulds being reworked to make Diamond 154s. These moulds were reworked again in turn, though, so that no C.N.R. blotout was visible. Although more common than the guide would suggest, these C.N.R. blotout pieces are still rather tough to find. I've only ever managed to turn up 4 of them in the wild myself. This piece is in good shape. One 1/4" wire groove chip on the right mould line, and one 3/4" flat upper wire ridge flake on the rear. The piece displays 100% mint, is very shiny, and has a bold, pronounced blotout. You can still actually read C.N.R. The colour is a light pink - unusual for CD 154s in general. I'm asking $7 U.S. plus shipping. I accept personal cheques from any member of ICON, or anyone I've dealt with before. All the best!

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