Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in.
Marbles that are valuable.
Look for specific colors or styles.
Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play.
Founded in 1925 the now defunct company ohio based company s boxed marble sets were.
Look for large marbles and peewees because these usually are more valuable and often in better condition than playing marbles of 9 16 inch size.
Marbles made christensen agate company are some of the most sought after and most expensive marbles around.
Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster.
There have a fairly morbid backstory.
Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them.
Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.
Agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market.
The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young.
Find handmade marbles that contain swirls or opaque marbles that are machine made from a specific company.