Carowill

Some really cool mibs😎!

Bubblicious!!

That pretty much leaves Akro by default.

Alley x2

X2

Marbles are unfortunately rarely black or white. There are many shades of gray. Not like a baseball card or coin for identification. Grading is a bit like CAC marbles, where everyone thinks they have one, even when they don’t. Everyone thinks they have a mint marble, even when they don’t. There are some fairly good grading guidelines, but not everyone agrees and it seems to be subjective depending upon whether you are a buyer or seller. I understand your pain, but even if a committee was formed, I seriously doubt there would be a large majority of collectors who would embrace their decisions. When you read the threads on TMC or AAM, the experts are often very divided. I was in medicine for 45 years and there is a saying, “ there’s no always and no never in medicine.” Seems to be somewhat true with marbles.

I’ve worked with Bob Block buying for 25+ years and highly recommend him for buying and appraising marbles.

Champion IMO

Agree with Rainbo

WOW 😳! Awesome!!

Second photo looks like a Heaton “ear”

A cannon ball!

Akro IMO.

X2

I had the same thing happen to me today.

Congratulations, Tommy!

Sorry but the post showed up again like I didn’t submit it! It is cool, however!

23/32” 5-color Akro Special corkscrew

😎 Cool mib!

Or an Akro flame

😎 Cool mib!

Heaton?

Nice score William! Ashtrays are getting harder to find in the wild and Scotty dogs are nearly never complete, yet alone finding a top or bottom by themselves.

Experience

Ron, you’re a national marble treasure! Thank you for your willingness to share your knowledge and exu!