Steph Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 The recent discussion reminded me again that I don't know what the signs are to look for in "real" guineas. What colors are good. What kinds of things can happen with the spots. So here's a thread just for posting a whole bunch of guineas. (picture from a Morphy auction) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 I posted this on the other thread, but your picture also points out my problem with the discussed marble. The blobs of color are stretch on the surface. Maybe not all of them, but not none. Here's my three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Great idea and the Morphy box immediately strikes me with wide variety, which to my eye includes: Base color (appears to be either amber or blue) Speck variety (pattern, size, density, stretched or not) - it seems on all these Morphy ones a majority of the specks are vivid, with sharp edges and solid consistently bright colors, though a few are softer with more blending. Seams. Where visible, the seams appear very distinct because there is so much variety going on with the specks where the seams meet. I would say without better photos of the marble in question it's tough to talk much more about it because certainly there is a ton of variety potential. I am curious where the seam is on it because that appears to be an unmistakable trait common to most--but then what do I know with my guinea halves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Seams... I only own three, so I can't swear to all Guinea seams. Mine are pretty easy to find and photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Galen? Hansel? BuckEye? Etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migbar Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 I have five Guinea halfs, two on cobalt, and three clear based, that I made into half-assed buttons. They all have stretched color bits, and very obvious seams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 OK, guinea half confessions. I have six, two each of cobalt, amber, and colorless. I'll have to check them tonight, but as best as I remember mine are like migbar's . . . (hi Mike!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 So ... now the hunt is on for the most dotty guineas we can find ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 21 minutes ago, Steph said: So ... now the hunt is on for the most dotty guineas we can find ..... Dotty, anemic, seamless guineas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 3 minutes ago, bumblebee said: Dotty, anemic, seamless guineas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted April 21, 2016 Report Share Posted April 21, 2016 Sounds like a tough find to me....unless of course you include, re-pops, fakes and contemps. =} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Wandering around looking for some dotty ones. .... I guess the opposite end is the cobras ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Here's a kinda dotty one Source: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8072957_christensen-clear-base-guinea-marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Here's a pic from Marblemiser. Dotty one on the right. (Wonder how he's doing. Haven't heard from him in awhile. Ray, if you see this, *waves*.) Some more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 And yet..... The spotty examples still have stretched colors. I guess this whole thing really doesn't matter. The seller has found a buyer and hopefully everyone is satisfied. Personally, I wouldn't have touched it and in the end the selling price was on the high end of Guinea pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 " The spotty examples still have stretched colors. " Yep, that's what I'm seeing so far. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I've seen stretched color and pinpoint color that you would have never guessed were legit, I have halves of weird guineas. I've seen 1,2 and buried cut marks that are hard to find. The colors on the Guinea in question were off, had no cut marks that I could see and the worst and most obvious give away is the dark spots in the center of the color splotches. That only happens in contemporary examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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