Why Are Some Marbles So Rare

Like most sea glass on the shore sea glass marbles were likely dumped into the ocean along with other trash.

Why are some marbles so rare.

Lee s collectibles also include gold coins trains dishes and antiques. 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. And if there is no advantage then there is no reason for it to increase in the population. Blue as a pigment in nature is incredibly rare.

The term lutz refers to a substance called goldstone that was put in handmade marbles. It s open to the public daily from 10 00 am to 6 00 pm. You can buy an entire bag s worth for 99 cents. Some vintage marbles will glow under black light because they were made with a small quantity of uranium.

The only real value in this collectible comes in the ultra rare. So where did the wonders go. Some of the more rare stones include opals jade colored diamonds star rubies and star sapphires cat s eye asterism stones topaz emeralds rubies sapphires tanzanite and several others. Rare ammolite gemstone worth 500k.

Gold will always be king however because it is truly the most boring element. Because d is rare. Sure marbles are pretty but the generic colorful varieties are almost worthless. Not all marbles are made of glass.

Pastor john thank you for the wonderful podcast. My parents are missionaries in the republic of georgia. The marbles are perfectly safe to handle though because the uranium has been encased. 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.

Among handmade marbles some styles are much rarer than others. I m a freshman at the university of pennsylvania. Other materials are clay steel ivory wood china stone and the most rare paper. A common way to look at this is to think about all of the gene versions as marbles in a bag.

Most animals with blue coloration achieve it through microscopic structures in their skin fur or feathers. Where do sea glass marbles come from and why are they 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. Just about any handmade marble with goldstone or lutz is desirable.

The rarer the stone is the more it will continue to go up in value. It s a question from a college student who writes in to us. I have spent some time on the mission field with them as well.