Among handmade marbles some styles are much rarer than others.
Why are some marbles so rare.
It s likely sea glass marbles are so rare because most children held on to them rather than throw or sling them somewhere.
Most animals with blue coloration achieve it through microscopic structures in their skin fur or feathers.
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Gold will always be king however because it is truly the most boring element.
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The term lutz refers to a substance called goldstone that was put in handmade marbles.
They have a low enough melting point that they can be smelted they are rare but not impossible to find and they are relatively non reactive so they won t rust or explode when exposed to different substances.
Just about any handmade marble with goldstone or lutz is desirable.
A common way to look at this is to think about all of the gene versions as marbles in a bag.
Lee s collectibles also include gold coins trains dishes and antiques.
Other materials are clay steel ivory wood china stone and the most rare paper.
Blue as a pigment in nature is incredibly rare.
Some vintage marbles will glow under black light because they were made with a small quantity of uranium.
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So where did the wonders go.
The rarer the stone is the more it will continue to go up in value.
The only real value in this collectible comes in the ultra rare.
You can buy an entire bag s worth for 99 cents.
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And if there is no advantage then there is no reason for it to increase in the population.
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The marbles are perfectly safe to handle though because the uranium has been encased.
I have spent some time on the mission field with them as well.
Not all marbles are made of glass.
We throw 998 blue marbles that represent d no dimples and 2 brown marbles that represent d dimples into a sack and mix them up.
Where do sea glass marbles come from and why are they so rare.
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Sure marbles are pretty but the generic colorful varieties are almost worthless.
For instance the joseph s coat style is much rarer than the laticinio so they tend to be more collectible.
Some marbles are so rare they date back to the 1700 s.