Marbles That Are Valuable

Over the years increasingly intricate and beautiful marbles have become available.

Marbles that are valuable.

Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner. As a result collectors have become interested in finding rare or interesting examples. Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Marbles also have an entire slang language built around them.

Aggies for example are marbles made of agate while some alleys are made of alabaster. Look for large marbles and peewees because these usually are more valuable and often in better condition than playing marbles of 9 16 inch size. Founded in 1925 the now defunct company ohio based company s boxed marble sets were. Look for specific colors or styles.

Agate marbles were chiefly produced in germany and the us and are among the most valuable on the market. The fine dust kicked up by the grinding machines used in the production process often gave the workers tuberculosis killing them young. Make offer 56 rare handmade glass marbles lot yolk amber honey rootbeer butterscotch swirl rare large 2 130 inch green sulphide look air trap 3 marble w free ship. Find handmade marbles that contain swirls or opaque marbles that are machine made from a specific company.