Steph

Welcome Danny!

amazing

That first one made my heart skip a beat too.

Pelt Christmas trees have white bases.

So fwiw, I see red ribbons on the left on both top and bottom. With a little bit of an ambiguous smudge between them. So red-green-red on top, red-green on bottom. And then more ambiguity about what happens on the right.

I don't see a flip flop. I still think modern MK. C'est la guerre.

Here is the scale MarbleAlan used: http://www.grandpamarble.com/html/grading.html Some people said his scale wasn't strict enough. I'll say it's a good line to hold. Anything less stringent than that seems meaningless to me.

bump

Well, it's not a Pelt. And it's not a clean P&R pattern so I'd expect that to affect value.

Does this work? Sistersville MARBLE FESTIVAL BROCHURE 2013.pdf I couldn't open Brett's .pdf either, so I downloaded his .doc and converted it in open office. So not sure if mine is the same as his .pdf.

Not Peltier. Might not even be a Watermelon. If it's a newer MK patch, it doesn't qualify for the name. Edit: I rushed to the link so fast that I didn't see your comment on the date. -- to me the pattern did seem more recent. Edit #2: Didn't seem totally standard but closer to the Color 1 - Color 2 - Color 1 model than to the classic MK Patch and Ribbon pattern. Not sure what to make of the base glass. Been awhile since I fished out my modern MK patches. Suppose I should've done that before replying, or at least before the 2nd edit. *sheepish*

Nifty! Or maybe I should have said Far Out!

Those are fantastic. Sunlight sure is their friend.

Brown is rising in the ranks of my favorite colors.

That yellow band is unusual (interesting even!) but I believe you probably have a genuine Ace -- by which I mean the marble which Akro called an Ace. Here's an example Dani posted of one she backlit: No yellow band on here, and still a glow inside.

Please do show that pic!

After yesterday's long conversation I'm almost afraid to tell you what I think the base looks like.

Luscious lashes. My first thought is not popeye, but I won't argue with anyone who follows up with a popeye vote.

Matei Apostolescu

Well that's interesting. A new brand for Al to collect!

Yup, my main question is answered. Now I'm pooped.

cherry tomato, cherry tomato, cherry tomato gotta remember that

I didn't realize the aventurine on that style was gold. Must be something else in hand.