I have thousands of the very ones you showed

This video gives me appreciation for every marble I’ve ever played with and enjoyed. Thank you!

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I, unfortunately, sold one of those 5 known examples to a man in Texas (I think Texas) around 10 years ago. Mint! I was a novice in marbles still. I knew it was a CAC, but I didn’t know exactly what I had. We had a weekly poker night and my friends knew I bought marbles. One day a roofer friend said he found a marble to sell me. He found it (mint) in a flower bed or pot. He showed me and without knowing what it was exactly, I gladly coughed up the $20 he wanted. I was so happy with it. Everyone at the poker table was blown away that I paid that much for a marble. lol. The next morning (without doing any research) I listed it as a BIN for either $250 or $350. 🥹 It sold within 40 minutes of me listing it. It wasn’t until years that I learned what I had done. You live and you learn.

Great video !! I have one banded agate somewhere I’ll have to dig it out and do the facet check! Thanks !

Awesome video! I wish I still had my giant marble collection from when I lived in Montana in the 4th grade in 1984. I'd shoot marbles with class mates and always win. I had some amazing agates! Boo I had no idea how valuable they were. Think I'm going to start collecting again after this video!

Very cool video 👍👍I really enjoyed it. I collect marbles simply because I like them.

The modern difference is the use of sphere machines which will mostly remove the shaping cuts, those modern ones with the waves are from lazy production techniques, high production, lower quality control. I see many objections in the comments to the use of the word facet but marble jargon makes use of several mineral and glass working terms that are also unrelated to the technical use in those fields. Thanks for the video, I was hoping there was a feature to look for to tell the marbles from modern spheres, as soon as Wade told me of this video and said facet I knew just what to look for since I have attempted handmade round beads several times and battled these same facets. There is a small amount of lapidaryists that currently hand make marbles, but its such a pain and they tend to work on high value minerals to make sure the labor will pay out in the end.

Love the video! I hope to get some old agates in my collection someday too!

Agate marbles will always be the OG marbles to me. I picked up 5 of these antiques in an auction that had sizes ranging from half an inch to 7/8 in varying condition, but the 11/16 with a clear bullseye pattern and 7/8 one within the lot are in a great deep red immaculate condition! All that for just eleven bucks!

That was eye opening. amazing video😊!!!!

I’ve always tried to explained antique agate marbles as . . Hand ground faceted mineral/stone . . When turning under a bright light the reflection point of light will kinda dance across the surface as it passes over the ridges or grind/facet marks where as a modern example (machine made) the reflection point will pass over the surface with nearly no movement 👍🇺🇸 awesome video THANKS Gentlemen ✌️

Thank you!

I do believe Rich is referencing the continuity of the natural internal facet planes that may still be detected by the refraction planes.

Glass doesn't have facets either unless it is purposely faceted. You are looking at fracture planes inside the glass near the pontil scars.

You are looking at the quality of the polishing which is an approximate way of dating but far far far from a 100% accurate method.

I know neither of you are gemologists but fyi there are no facets in a spherical stone.

Agate stone is micro-crystalline. You won't see any facets.

Is it common for marble collectors to also be rock hounds? I just started collecting marbles but have NEVER been able to walk past a good rock (that wasn't too heavy to lift).

Quartz is silicon dioxide SiO2.. no calcium...

We asked for it and you delivered. Another awesome marbles video. I'll watch it again and again great marble knowledge.

Another great video. I'm always excited to see a new one.

I have been waiting so long !! ❤❤❤❤

Thanks Stephen and Richie!!! great video!!!! thanks for educating us and I really enjoyed the pricing part of the tutorial.

Better head up to Gitche Gumee, to find all kinds of agates in their natural form.

Very educational

0:48 Small correction: Quartz is composed of silica (silicon dioxide, which is SiO2).

early marbles were made in germany and were made of a type of marble thats why glass or stone they all are called marbles.

get a tattoo steve!!

1st here. Great video!!

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The more I watch of these shows the more I have no idea what my marbles are.

What is the largest size they produced?? You have some dig old boulders there

289 Square Cubic feet ...???

I’d end up with pockets full of weird blobs of glass. I have rose rocks (barite crystals) on my property. Most look like flowers but I prefer the weird, misshapen ones 😜

Gorgeous marbles all !❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I don't what a -Slag' is, but if it's 'Reject', I Love it ! 'Rejects' need love too 😂❤ Love the 'kitty cat assistant' ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

You make marbles sound so amazing how you describe them like its candy. Definitely would make a heck of a salesman 😁.

I’m so glad you got so much video of him!! The “Ron” episodes are my favorites. He was so smart & his voice sounded like my West Virginia uncles, i.e., like Home 😍

LOVE them ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂Spectacular artistry ! Adorable! I want them ALL ! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

My first though was to bitch that I don't like it, because it doesn't look like the glassballs from my childhood which were transparent with 1 color or swirl inside, but I have to acknowledge these are way more complex and fancy marble glass balls than from my childhood in a post soviet country. But childhood memories are delicate things so excuse my bitching. Also I loved to see their enthusiasm and joy of making marbles....still enjoying making marbles. I loved it. Amazing men. Fantastic. And the UV mix...now I want that too.

What happens to the 'rejects'? They too need love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Could be made into earrings and other jewelry ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Gorgeous artistry and work indeed ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Just makes your heart smile ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

These are gorgeous. I can understand why The Slag Master collected so many 😻

fantastic collection

Just Beuityfull things

Thanks for your U-Tube presentation on Vacor marbles... an amazing variety. Renée

I keep watching your videos, over and over, and things are beginning to click. So helpful for a beginner like me, living in Canada. Many thanks!

Like finding the 'Rosetta Stone' ... for future discussions. Lol

icollected marbles mid 80s early 90s and sold them.we did not know much then.your videos have really educated me good work thank you for your genorosity.