EX FR & LG Legendary birds ex cosmos holo error/misprint

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Hi!

I am currently working on collecting all old ex’es from the old ex sets in PSA 9 or higher.

About a year ago, I first found out about this error (The card is supposed to have a ‘‘cracked ice’’ holo pattern but instead has the regular cosmos holo like the other ex’es):

I’ve done a bit of searching on google but have found basically nothing, so I thought I might try it here.
Would PSA grade these?
Does anyone on here even own one? I’m having a really hard time finding decent pictures, let alone find any that are for sale. All I’ve found is a french articuno ex on eBay (listed for $700).

ANY info on these would be appreciated!

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I think the error is just the cracked ice pattern peeled off of the card, exposing the cosmos holofoil layer. The picture above seems a bit sketch to me since it’s in a condition where it seems like someone might have just peeled off the top layer (evidenced by the warping holo on the sides), but the French card I would say is undisputedly an error, since a NM-Mint error would require the printing of the card to have somehow missed the cracked ice stage of layering.

It probably will be very hard to find a NM-Mint English variant of the error (if copies even exist) for this reason.

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I remember someone else posting about them last year. Will see if I can find the thread.

EDIT: Found it: www.elitefourum.com/t/english-non-cracked-ice-aritcuno-ex-fire-red-leaf-green/16766/1 Not too much more information however. Mainly others asking the same questions as you. It does contain two more pictures of the Articuno with this error, though. One by @joetehman and one miscut by @regigigagod.

Greetz,
Quuador

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I own one of these as well - I have always wondered about the mixed up holofoil patterns.

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Pretty sure it’s just the birds the error occurred on. Was a thread on pokegym many years ago that confirmed all 3 had been discovered.