bonniemarbles Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Maybe these will give some more info to what I can call the shooter. I'm kind of sorry now that I tuned into the topic of deciding how many colors one can count on a marble, because now i'm second guessing every marble that has more than one stand alone color on white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 For machine made marbles. A legal shooter is 3/4 inch. Some call 7/8 and larger Boulders. Counting colors is always a different opinion from different collectors. Many times it depends if the person is buying or selling. A lot like grading a marbles condition. It helps some separating colors if you have actually seen marbles made. Colors can lay over top of each other changing the looks. Reflections can change the color looks. Thick or thin, bleed can change color looks. Temperature has a big affect on the final color. To high temperature will make actual colors darker. If two shades of a similar color side by side, it may just be a bleed or thick and thin of the same single added color. It all gets easier with experience. But the learning never stops, if you give it the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Akro called this two colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Call it a prize name, the size is no relevance unless you have a rare one like a Jolly Roger, Given a specialized name by collectors for it's rarity and great size. This is Bill MCcaleb's ( mibcapper ) marble at 1 1/4" a whopper, 99% of the time this particular marble always has the orange peel surface which is sought after more than the smooth one. You can see more pics of it on the( HTF prize/2 colors) thread right here on MC. "Orange peel" a perfect name for the surface, looks just like one. I could almost eat it yummy !!! Wish you had a rare one Bonnie, but still a keeper, those big ones always got played with more, so finding one with a mint surface like that is a chore in itself. Different variations of a color are still that color just a different shade, so yes as Steph said a 2 color (prize name) I agree 100% with Steph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonniemarbles Posted December 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 That sure does look like an oranges peel....thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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