How Big Is Big?

[orbboy]

Doing some scrounging today and came up with a red Slag that is a bit over 13/16" That's big right? Not as big as they come I know, but a pretty good size for red?

[david Chamberlain]

Yes 13/16" is good. 7/8" is better but if it's a red slag that is worthy in all other respects then 13/16" is all that's necessary for it to be. That's a respectable Red Slag in anyones book. Red will almost always have a multiple in price factoring. I think Block lets you multiple by 3 the basic value already attributed to its size. And if the marble has any characteristics that allow it to rise above the normal you take that into consideration as well. We're talking Akro here aren't we? They go up to 1 1/4"

I think Christensen Red Slags have gone up to 1", I've had 7/8" and that's very nice. Galen would, of course, have the skinny on Christensen Red Slags. David

[lstmmrbls]

Actually the CAC slags never really did it for me. I trade or sell most of them I get. I haven't seen a red 2 seamer over 7/8" And not positive the big one I saw wasn't German. And if they are red and handgathered I wouldn't be able to tell it wasn't Akro or Peltier. Here is a big ol orange that Dani now has.

[orbboy]

It is a nice red. Aside from condition issues I think it's pretty neat.

[mibcapper]

hg akro .. bit over 1" .. bill

[lstmmrbls]

It is a beautiful Orb Orbboy. and if I had to guess I would go CAC!!

[orbboy]

Thanks for all the info. I do kind of like it. But holy crap! Look at the size of that honker Bill posted. Now that's a chunk of red glass if I ever saw one.

[Ally Opp]

whew! now I can breath--I'm not the only one who uses stainless steel calipers!

[lstmmrbls]

glass is actually harder than steel. Using that type of calipers shouldn't cause any problems. Unless using them for hammers and beating the marble with them(LOL)

[david Chamberlain]

Those measurement figures on your caliper though are Greek to me. I'm old school. I live and breath fractions of inches. David