Old Marbles Worth Money

Here are some ways to determine if a marble is vintage or not.

Old marbles worth money. Common shapes are the number nine and the turkey head. Rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality. Make offer rare navarre vintage antique glass marbles very high quality. Steelies are metal marbles normally made for industrial use and are fairly common.

Most vintage marbles were made by hand through the process called glassblowing. Solid core swirl marbles made in 1998 surprisingly have a value of 25 to 40 each. In fact a sulphide marble featuring teddy roosevelt sold for 4 500 in a 2011 sale. Look for the pontil.

Marbles have been made from non glass materials such as wood clay and stone for hundreds if not thousands of years. 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. Check for vintage collectible marbles with shapes inside them. Look for older or vintage cat s eye marbles like nine veins which be worth collecting.

This type is for many collectors the holy grail. 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. Note that unscrupulous dealers have been known to reproduce marbles and sell them as old or antique. This section discusses these types and offers an image identification library.

Prices for these may be less than 50. The prices of the most expensive marble are. Learn to look for shapes in marbles. Older clay handmade marbles are simple and lack decoration.

Companies like christensen peltier glass akro agate and vitro agate. Many collectors obsess over old marbles because they remember playing with them as children. I sell marbles regularly at marble shows around the country as well as on ebay. There are a number of types of non glass marbles that collectors seek out.

You can often see vintage marbles selling for 50 100 a pop but the costs of the most expensive marbles in the world make that seem like nothing. This could help you determine if the item is authentic in order to get your money s worth. If you are looking for a particular style of marble feel free to email me as i just might have one for sale. Although marbles can be affordable for all collector budgets avid collectors know that prices can range into the thousands of dollars.