Ric

It's a good collectible box Tommy. Most I've seen contain Pennsboro Alleys but I think Pressman may have packaged other marbles in them too. Nice thing about the Big Dime Special is they often have a shooter in them. The Big Nickel Special box that looks identical but is half as thick doesn't usually have one. There is also a box with the same graphics and cut-outs labeled Big Shot Marbles. I think the price is a bit high but they are getting harder and harder to find too and it looks to be in decent shape. Of course, one of the problems with boxes is that there's often no way to tell if all (or any) of the marbles are original to the box - one of the reasons I have many more bags than boxes. 🙂

If the base is translucent that's where I would put them.

Bingo!

I think they are part of the "Muddy Family", so yes, cousins to the Chocolat Mints, IMO.

I think it's a PPP. Does it glow under UV?

An original 9/16" Champion Agate Backlash (1983?). Any "fuzziness" that appears to be in the striping glass is just a photographic artifact produced by the hyper-crazy glass action in this marble.

Must've been playing with a Red Ryder . . .

Are you talking about the JABO "Peltiers"? I'm not familiar with any vintage Pelt that has frit on it.

There may be more than one run there, Charlie, but I'm not sure which.

With so many surface issues it's hard to tell, Milky or Silver?

There were some frit-covered marbles made in JABO contract runs but I don't think this is one of them - looks more like torch-work to me, maybe Chinese or maybe someone just fooling around.

Those are interesting and pretty little marbles, Rick. I wouldn't think John made them, especially if they have two seams (I can't really tell from the pics) - definitely cool little marbles though.

They do look older, Joep, but the colors/combos are not ones I'm familiar with - could it just be shoddy newer manufacturing?

It might be some sort of optical illusion but this one looks closer to 3/4" too, at least to me.

Looks a little closer to 3/4" and doesn't look Alley to me. It's tough to tell but it looks sorta butt-crackish on the right too - really need better pics, IMO.

The marble is pretty small in the photo and it loses a lot of definition when you try to enlarge it so it's tough to get a very good at it. But it looks more Champion (or maybe even JABO) to me - size 11/16"-3/4", as far as I can tell.

Is it veneered? If so, I'd guess it's a Type II Tiger Eye with a ribbon out of place. If it's opaque, I'd say just some sort of patch and ribbon. The colors remind me a bit of some Opals I've seen so if the base is opalescent it might be an Opal.

The size, glass flow, pattern, colors, and overall "feel". Of course, I could be wrong though. 🙂

Man, I really like a nice Ravenswood and these are great examples!

A few not so uncommon Champion Metallics, all around 9/16".

I agree with Steph.

Then I doubt they are polished - nice find.

It's a little hard to tell if they are polished from these photos but there are real sulfides in this size range, although they tend to be much harder to find. Do you see any evidence of "rippling" or pontils in the glass?

Yes, it is dyed. Some can be dyed blue too. I think they often used the more drab white/gray stones for dying since they were not as attractive as the stones with better color and the dyed color came out better using the lighter-colored stones.