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I knew the request would come for pictures. Unfortunately, David C. is not the only one with a demanding schedule. When the dust settles - I will put my strand pictures a CAC thread.

I have a 1" strand of cobalt glass that is sprinkled with frit (colored glass pieces) that was found at a CAC river bank dump site. The thing looks like a straight pretzel with sharp chunks of colored salt sticking to it. The frit is just on the surface - not pushed in. Seems as if those glass pieces must have been sprinkled or blown on - rather than having a gather of glass roll over a table of glass pieces. That is the way it looks to me ...

David, Well put. Your reply was better and faster than mine so I pushed delete. Anyway, I will have my CAC Guinea shards and Czech "bullet mold Guineas with me at Amana. They make a nice compare and contrast discussion. See you there ? Steve -aka- Big Indian with braid. (Big Indian remains but braid went to Locks of Love)

Based on examining the pictures of this 1" "Guinea" like marble I see two things: a) The surface texture looks slightly smooth and satin-like, Separation and alignment of color smears is along belts or lines, not folds. I have a small assortment of Czech bullet mold marbles, one is 1.25". The marble in question looks quite similar. And, ... Didn't Alan sell a much smaller Czech guinea recently for $150+?

It may just be my imagination but in several of the above pictures: it looks like there is a Czech "bullet mold" type seam dividing the marble into two halves. Does anyone else see it?

To quote Roy, a very knowledgeable and respected marble collector: "Sadly - eBay has become a license to steal".

Google results --- Dr. Kirk Oliver Metzerott, M.D., Lt. Commander USN Retired Mr. Metzerott, of Rochester, MN died December 17, 2007 Interesting life ... No mention of his marble collection

I have a Marble King Tournament medal in front of me. The relief and detail in the brass casting is excellent - the details are very sharp - especially on the face and clothes of the boy. On the other hand, it is difficult and unwise to make a call from a small picture with such low resolution. Are there better pictures available? Close up of face? Other side of the medal? From my experience --- reproductions of marble tournament medals are poor castings that lack crisp detail - especially when compared to an authentic tournament medal. Big Indian and a braid

I am shooting from the hip trying the make a call based on pictures and not the marbles in hand. But, first, that must have been a nice piece of Akro cullet with oxblood, egg yolk, some dark colors and anemic milky opaque! Second, only in pictures have I seen a S.P. creation. Could this be a fabrication from the dark side? Big Indian and a braid.

John, Both your knowledge and explanations of how some machine made marble errors happen were excellent! Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. And, you remembered me. Respectfully... Steve

All wise marble collectors should read good marble books and attend marble shows. Knowledge is power! The Amana Marble Meet lived up to expectations again this year. Personally I visited 67 rooms but did not take pictures since most show pictures are of big guys sitting at display tables with little detail paid to the reason for coming - marbles. The highlights for me were displays in some of the rooms. Lee Linne had both a killer assortment of marble trade beads and a model of a marble rolling machine that was probably used as evidence in one of the early patent infringement suites. Double wow!! In another room was displayed THE large Popeye marble box - one of four possibly known to exist. It is in the books but close up it is beautiful while not for sale for even $10,000! High end marbles held their own but general run marbles seemed to be lower. One collector was very excited to have found a “green tiger” at what I assume was a premium price. JABOs - singles, boxes and buckets full were everywhere and selling for considerably less than they did last year - go figure. Most collectors were willing to share their knowledge if you show interest and take time to listen. Their special knowledge is extensive and usually accurate. Marble shows are a must. Big Indian and a braid