Marbles Worth Money

In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale.

Marbles worth money.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro. Note that unscrupulous dealers have been known to reproduce marbles and sell them as old or. 250 complete original box set rare vintage marble christensen agate handgathered transparent dark. Although marbles can be affordable for all collector budgets avid collectors know that prices can range into the thousands of dollars.

Black and white navarre marble 1638 this unique zebra colored marble fetched nearly 1700 at auction multiple times more than what most people spend on marbles in their entire lives. That means marbles made before 1950 may be worth a considerable sum to serious collectors. This could help you determine if the item is authentic in order to get your money s worth. The modern cat s eye marbles started to be mass produced and imported from japan in the 1950s.

Antique glass marbles are highly collectible from handmade examples by german glassmakers of the 1800s to vintage marbles made by machine in the early 20th century by u s. Many of the american marble manufacturers were put out of business in the 1950s which means the marbles they produced are now considered rare. Look for the pontil most vintage marbles were made by hand. 250 complete original box set 575 00 7 50 shipping make offer marbles rare akro no.

Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not. Sadly these are worth pennies not pounds and you are better off playing with them than trying to. Marbles are not just a childhood plaything. Marbles rare akro no.

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