m!b$ Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Is it the general consensus that these are Champion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 What a good question. It would be awesome to see something comprehensive on corals. Which all are Champ varieties. Which are Alley, Ravenswood, CAC, .... Did anyone else do them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m!b$ Posted November 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Anybody think any of the marbles shown are something other than Champion? And if so, why do you think so? wvrons, where are you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Couple of those don't even look like corals to me, but the ones that do look Champion or Alley, never heard of a Ravens Coral, i think CAC made some but not seen any that i could say where CAC 100%.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Here is one that myself and many that have seen it believe to be the CAC type. Ridges on the back side of the coral and perfectly transparent green with no white stringers at all. Many small bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Here's the picture I've posted before when Les Jones listed three on eBay. He said they were CA - Ravenswood - Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokoken Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 That last pic attributed to Les is new and interesting to me because of my respect for his fine eye. I have a bunch of these that I am going to look at more closely. When I first started buying them, I paid high CA prices then lower Champion prices. They are beautiful, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semdot Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 I can verify that Les posted that picture with those IDs but it was a long time ago. Not long before this, collectors called all corals CA for many years. Les changed the entire hobby with this picture and ID in an Ebay auction. At least that's when it changed for me. Les went on to get heavily involved in the CA digs after this. I could be wrong but I think he changed his mind about the whole coral situation. The current feeling, far as I know, is that all corals were Champion. It doesn't seem right to me somehow, to just group the clear green base killer corals with all the rest though. All the corals are attractive, but I really love the clear green ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Champion and Alley both made Corals, Galen what size is that one of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Corals have been found in Pressman Bull's Eye bags. My impression, based on statements made by Ron, is that the swirls in Pressman bags would be Alleys. Here is an example Al posted in a thread about a Pressman bag with corals in it. The company name is chopped off here though, so I am only guessing it was Pressman. Al? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 9/16"+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I have one just like Galens and it is very clear green highly bubbly base glass and distinct coral color with no white. Check it out, it also has the characteristic of the CAC mottling in the coral color. Sorry about the lighting it is late here. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Marbles Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Mibs..In reference to your first picture... The bottom Left marble does not look like a Coral to me. The color looks more Akroish??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m!b$ Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I am suspicious of that one also, and it's a corkscrew, too, so it probably is Akro. But it's on a translucent green base that is a similar color to the corals, and the coral color is very nearly like the other corals, so why couldn't it be called a Coral? I don't know, I'm asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Marbles Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 The name game is subject to interpretation. I guess you can call it a coral if you want. It just stands out as different to me. It's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Steph - that bag was Pressman. Also, here some of my "corals" - not all are exactly "coral" olors but close enough to group. Even one Pelt NLR fits in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTAndrea Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Here's one I bought at a show that might make you more likely to attribute the clear green base corals to CAC. The colors look right, at least to me. It's definitely a CAC, but is it a "submarine", which is what the seller called it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semdot Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 It would be a sub to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Beautiful marble thats for sure!!!!! GWW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m!b$ Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 So, aside from the one that is probably Akro, are all my Corals, Champion, except the transparent-based one is probably Alley? Are there any Ravenswoods in the picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hi m!b$ The Ravenswood "Coral" isn't really close enough to me to be considered a true Coral imho. There are some that are close which i believe can be seen in Alan's luscious Ravenswood thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m!b$ Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hi Kevin Could you provide a link to Alan's luscious Ravenswood thread, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Hi Kevin Could you provide a link to Alan's luscious Ravenswood thread, please? I think it's in the archives here on this board. I know I stumbled across it here. Maybe Steph's study hall? But I think it's in the archives - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnmarbleous Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Here ya go! Ravens link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m!b$ Posted December 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 I don't think I would group the Ravenswood "corals" in that link, with these Corals. Wouldn't look right, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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