Marbles Worth Money

The price range can be 50 to 500 depending on how badly a buyer wants to add a marble to a collection.

Marbles worth money.

Marbles rare akro no. Note that unscrupulous dealers have been known to reproduce marbles and sell them as old or. Handcrafted and designed marbles are slightly more valuable selling for 275 to 350. This could help you determine if the item is authentic in order to get your money s worth.

250 complete original box set 575 00 7 50 shipping make offer marbles rare akro no. Look for the pontil most vintage marbles were made by hand. Sadly these are worth pennies not pounds and you are better off playing with them than trying to. The modern cat s eye marbles started to be mass produced and imported from japan in the 1950s.

In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale. Companies like christensen peltier glass akro. Although marbles can be affordable for all collector budgets avid collectors know that prices can range into the thousands of dollars. 250 complete original box set rare vintage marble christensen agate handgathered transparent dark.

Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not. Marbles are not just a childhood plaything. Carnelian cobalt malachite jade jasper onyx quartz and tiger eye among others can still be found. Sulphide marbles which feature animals and other figures inside clear glass are very rare as they have not been produced for around 100 years rarer still are those featuring human figures.

Many of the american marble manufacturers were put out of business in the 1950s which means the marbles they produced are now considered rare.