The "Score!" thread. Post your exciting finds here...

[akroorka]

18 hours ago, YasudaCollector said:

Just wanted to thank a certain somebody (a member of this forum) for the marbles they recently gave to me and my brother. These mibs are absolutely killer! 

 

I just love this stuff!!!

This is what "TheMarbleConnection" is all about!

I just love this stuff ( twice)!!

Marble--On!!

[xraver7086]

Hands down my best score, picked it up a year ago in a lot I bought

 

 

 

[Ric]

16 hours ago, xraver7086 said:

Hands down my best score, picked it up a year ago in a lot I bought

Very nice! What color is the base?

[xraver7086]

4 hours ago, Ric said:

Very nice! What color is the base?

Clear based! Was the prize of the lot  

[Carowill]

On 1/5/2025 at 1:22 PM, xraver7086 said:

Hands down my best score, picked it up a year ago in a lot I bought

 

 

 

Outstanding!!

[akroorka]

On 1/5/2025 at 2:22 PM, xraver7086 said:

Hands down my best score, picked it up a year ago in a lot I bought

 

Well, no one has said CAC yet--I will.

Size always matters--nice, well cropped images matter too.

Repost this one with your very best images and be rewarded. Show all four sides of this cute little orb. (four sides of an orb--you get what I mean--cutlines on both sides and opposite to them on both sides.)

The thing is--These CAC "Guinea" marbles  have been faked by so many independant marble makers that some folks will get gun-shy as far as giving any positive ID. I am quite certain--80% is the best that I can do without any further images.

This one is worth it's own post in the ID section if you are up for it.

Nice marble--Marble--On!!

[xraver7086]

2 hours ago, akroorka said:

Well, no one has said CAC yet--I will.

Size always matters--nice, well cropped images matter too.

Repost this one with your very best images and be rewarded. Show all four sides of this cute little orb. (four sides of an orb--you get what I mean--cutlines on both sides and opposite to them on both sides.)

The thing is--These CAC "Guinea" marbles  have been faked by so many independant marble makers that some folks will get gun-shy as far as giving any positive ID. I am quite certain--80% is the best that I can do without any further images.

This one is worth it's own post in the ID section if you are up for it.

Nice marble--Marble--On!!

Here you go! These are some of my earlier photos of it. Like I said in another comment I am working on setting up a photo booth soon  

[akroorka]

1 hour ago, xraver7086 said:

These are some of my earlier photos of it.

This is what counts--these images.
The damage and as-made defects ID this one as a CAC for me. Never hide the defects and swallow your pride. The marble will speak for itself. Mint marbles are not a reality—except for once in awhile—a great while.
A single seam, (all marbles have two seams or cut marks but some only show one) which is quite nice to find imho in any condition.
The blow holes, the big long cut mark and the limited damage all line up with an original CAC imho.
For some reason I do not remember “Diaper Fold” regarding this type of CAC. Help me out here fellow “MarbleConnectionMembers”.
I respect all opinions and hope to see some more.

Just show us what you have all —the good side along with the bad side. We are here to help with identification not judgment of condition or worth.
This is a great marble—regardless of any damage.
I just love this stuff!!! 
We all do here at “TheMarbleConnection”
Marble—On!!
 

[Ric]

 

2 hours ago, akroorka said:

. . . (all marbles have two seams or cut marks but some only show one) . . .

Not to be nit-picky here, Art, but while all wholly machine-made marbles might have two cut-lines, transitional (hand-gathered/machine rounded) types usually only have one - like these favorites of mine.

As for "diaper folds", I think of them as a particular type of single-seam transitional where there is looping around the edges of the seam:

I guess you're supposed to imagine a baby's legs sticking out of there - never made a lot of sense to me. 😄

[akroorka]

13 minutes ago, Ric said:

Not to be nit-picky here, Art,

I am not the nit pickety either Ric..

Just talking CAC here😁.

An old and hard thing to discuss in these times.

Show me some CAC as an example.

You know that I love your stuff---

Marble--On!!

[Ric]

7 hours ago, akroorka said:

I am not the nit pickety either Ric..

Just talking CAC here😁.

Frankly, I think the term "diaper fold" has limited utility.

My only point is that not all marbles have two cut lines.

[bumblebee]

It seems the Score! thread has veered into deep mibology debate...maybe ya'll could start a new topic in the general forum to focus the energy there. 😎