Unique Chicago Diamond 1

By Sean Green; posted August 2, 2023

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Awesome CD 135 Chicago Diamond full of character. One side has a large bubble in the skirt measuring 1.25" wide, and the opposite side has a "snot string" that winds its way through the skirt and wire groove area, as well as a large tadpole-looking piece of junk. Looks great no matter which side you display it from!

It does have some damage though; there is a 3/4" shallow base chip directly below the bubble, a couple other base flakes measuring 1/2" and 5/8" on the opposite side, with one having a very small bruise at the base edge, a couple shallow flakes on the upper wire ridge that travel down to the diamond groove area, and a few small nicks and chips that effect part of the embossing. There is also a fracture in the wire groove (common with these) on the bubble side that is about 2" long and travels through two of the diamonds. This is quite hard to see or notice when on display. The piece also appears to have been tumble cleaned (a bit aggressively in my opinion), as some of the chips and flakes mentioned above are near completely smoothed out. Despite the damage, it displays great and none of what is mentioned above is terribly distracting. Many other pictures available. Hard to find these with this much character! Asking $275 plus shipping. Reduced to $225

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