rockinron110 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hi All,What colors do Handmade Antique Mica's come in?Rarity Scale?What sizes are considered large for a Mica?Any pictures would be greatWe are looking to trade for Mica's to fill in our Mica display.Thank You for lookingRon & Autumn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 They come in pretty much most colors, although some are harder to find than others. Every variety of green, from forest and emerald to (harder to find) chartreuse and olive; dark blue, light blue, icy blue; turquoise or cyan; dark amber, golden amber, light amber, and a color Alan B. used to call "pilsen," and the HTF true yellow. Dark purple, medium purple, kinda HTF lavender; I have an oddball purple one I can only call grape, seriously different from the usual purple, but I don't know how hard it is to find. Colorless. Pale bottle green. Red is very, very HTF. . . and I've never seen or heard of a true orange mica. Since I don't collect large marbles, I'll leave the size stuff to others . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Ann did not mention pink - this pic from Block's auctions back in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 PINK?? PINK?? OMG . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 There is also a so called Black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 What sizes are considered large for a Mica? 2" and above would be considered large in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Is this a mica? Measures 31/32" and i can definitely see flakes of something in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Doesn't look like mica to me. Probably just debris of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 not mica, mica is flat flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 I would think any over an inch are large and probably less than 1 percent of the population. So many 3/4 and smaller were made for board sets I would think believing 1 out of 100 may be over an inch doesn't sound too outrageous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I would think any over an inch are large and probably less than 1 percent of the population. So many 3/4 and smaller were made for board sets I would think believing 1 out of 100 may be over an inch doesn't sound too outrageous I agree that anything over an inch would be unusual in micas -- When I was very actively buying them I remember very few being larger than 1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Pictures! Need pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Only group pic that I have saved (by Bob M "dust9" back in 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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popeyecollector Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Just my opinion - but I have always felt that a red mica was the most over rated - and over priced marble in our world of vintage marble collecting ! ! ! Give me a colorful Indian swirl any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I want to feel that way too. But I think I might have to have a red mica before I can say it with great feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I agree that 1"+ is not a common size for Mica's, however I do believe larger Solitaire sets were made to accommodate the 1"+ sizes (just not nearly as many). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfera78 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I would refer you in the midst of my mica (5/8), I have these with in a vain like cat eyes alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Nice micas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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