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Thank you, Dave.

Some marbles are made of softer glass than others. When they came out of the furnace, they dropped onto rollers and usually survived quite nicely. I’m not big on restoration of marbles unless they’re high dollar marbles and even then , I am concerned they will be eventually sold as mint to an unsuspecting buyer. Veneered marbles are less likely to be restored well due to their thin coating. Remember, no question is dumb unless you know the answer!

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Quite the “looker”!!

Very cool 😎!

An awesome find!!

Actually the number of feedbacks. Not everyone gives or receives feedback. Winning bidder didn’t bid until his $380 bid.

Welcome Linda!

Usually advanced collectors buy the high dollar marbles and newer collectors buy the entry level marbles.

Welcome to TMC.

Welcome! Feel free to use this website to help you learn and grow your interest in marbles.

Sold for $400. Could have gone much higher. Someone got a good price. $600-800 not out of the question for a mint GR.

I’d think anything more than starting bid is all gravy. Rather save for a mint than buy something less than MN+, but to each his own.

Looks Alley to me but let’s see what others think.

That’s the way I get rid of “wounded” marbles, Imperials and other common marbles. We have a booth in an antique mall and it helps recoup some of the investment when you are forced to buy marbles you don’t want in order to get marbles you do. I sell jars for $30-40 and they don’t usually last too long.

Sweet!

I personally don’t see anything that carries much value in the jar. All appear relatively new.

Blue Oxblood x 3

Agree and well said!

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Goes to show you have to have a healthy skepticism when people tell you what they know about an item for sale. People get confused, outright lie or forget details all the time.

Nice coral, and marbles!

Despite the provenance, they seem like Imperials to me.

Citrus Liberty

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