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I agree. Believe it or not . . .

I don't know anything about the variation, but historically blue has been a "fugitive" color -- in other words, fading severely over time, and sometimes disappearing altogether, depending on the colorant used and the conditions it's been in (direct sunlight, atmospheric pollutants, etc.). Maybe the case here?

What Steph said about taking a little flashlight. An inexpensive little maglight is good. When you look at marbles with one, you'll see unexpected things, and it really brings out the color. Who called it "shining marbles?" Someone who used to be on here's kid, I think, Anyhoo, it works.

I've been looking for the early Baumann and the old Morrison / Tierson books for a while -- thanks for deciding to let them go! I think I got a deal.

Alan Freed! OMG! I haven't heard that name in a while!

It happens sometimes on that type, alongside the ribbons, when yellow overlays or underlays the blue . . . it's more common to just get a bit of muddy brown, or something that would best be called "dark." Nice.

Sounds like maybe the accountant's son.

Or maybe Fried Green Egg and Ha . . . no, wait, not that. Maybe Fried Guinea Egg on Green with Multi-colored Swirls? Or . . .

Just checking -- Anybody remember seeing a CAC guinea of any base color with transparent spots? (I haven't, but I also haven't seen as many guineas as I'd like . . . ) And here, it's not really a spot -- looks like an overrun of the transparent red on top of the white ribbon . . .

I ain't buyin' it.

Pieces of black olive . . .

What is the world coming to. I agree with Galen, again.

Somebody just sent me this timely food item - - -

Mine too.

And if you like that one, I'm going to get you in big trouble: check out the marbles of James Alloway.

Oh dear. Google "The Cloud Appreciation Society" and explore their site. Oh boy. Report back.

I don't have pics, but I have a couple of Pelt 7-Ups that have that very same dark emerald-green base. Like Mike said, they're among the more common marbles. But lovely all the same. Technically -- according to Morphy's website -- Brian E. is not listed as one of the appraisers or subject-area specialists, but as Director of Promotions. And look at the [Peltier] bubbles in that "green guinea" base. This may be one of those instances when someone with a pretty narrow focus (CAC) tends to see what they expect, while others, knowledgeable in a larger arena, have a wider "comparison library" in their heads. In this case, their Pelt heads. But I'm pretty sure that even if I wern't a Pelt Head myself, the marble in question wouuld look like a Pelt MC swirl to me too. One I wouldn't mind having. But not at CAC prices! It'll be interesting to see how the bidding goes on it.

I've seen him get it wrong before. I found it shocking, but hey, I guess he's human too.

Me too.

Still trying to figure out what the heck the "beach game" could have been. Anybody have a clue? I agree, they're pretty. If I'd seen them I might have taken a flyer, even at $24 postage.

LOL -- thanks! It's caused a few people to start looking at cat's-eyes a little more . . .

My avatar is one. Here's another view --

I (sort of) know that seller (runnerman18), and although I don't know him well enough to unreservedly vouch for him, I believe that he would never knowingly sell a polished marble without stating that it was polished. Maybe an inquiring email to him would help. Also, he's an Akro collector, FWIW . . .

And I believe the pertinent (late) ads were posted here recently in another thread, along with an undated (but from the 1920s) brochure . . . And I have to say, Baumann is one of the very few marble historians who did NOT rely mainly on heresay and assumption. Unlike many others.

That's what I was wondering . . . I think it's possible that there might have been chinas or bennies with silver as well as gold, but because silver tarnishes (and easily wears) we just might not be seeing it . . . (I'm assuming the silver -- if it was done -- was applied like the gold on the chinas & bennies, as Edna suggested -- painted on, then fired again?)